JURIST
JANUARY 2, 2024
A federal appeals court on Monday temporarily blocked Mississippi officials from creating a state-run court in part of the majority-Black capital city of Jackson. ” Jackson, Mississippi had the nation’s highest per-capita homicide rate in 2021. The plaintiffs sought an injunction on the enforcement of provisions H.B.
JURIST
AUGUST 6, 2023
Judge James Dennis writing for the majority, discussed the racial history of the Mississippi Constitution that was ratified in 1890, writing, “From the outset, the object of the 1890 Mississippi Constitutional Convention was clear: to ensure the political supremacy of the white race.”
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JURIST
MARCH 15, 2024
The Mississippi House of Representatives passed on Wednesday a bill that seeks to define sex in strictly binary terms, impacting the recognition of transgender individuals’ identities within the state. ” The ACLU of Mississippi, however, condemned the bill’s effort to narrowly define sex-based terms.
JURIST
JANUARY 27, 2022
Mississippi’s House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill to legalize medical marijuana in the state by an overwhelming 103-13 vote. The voting margins in both chambers are considered “veto-proof,” enough to override a governor’s veto should Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves refuse to sign.
JURIST
APRIL 25, 2023
The NAACP Monday filed a lawsuit to block a new Mississippi bill that they allege would violate the state’s constitution. House Bill (HB) 1020 allows the Mississippi Supreme Court chief justice to appoint four judges to the Circuit Court of Hinds County. African Americans in Mississippi died so that we could vote.
JURIST
JANUARY 2, 2024
A federal judge ruled Sunday that Mississippi officials can create the planned state-run court in Jackson, the state capital, where the majority of residents are Black, despite objections from the NAACP. ” The original lawsuit accuses Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves and other state officials of unfairly singling out Jackson.
JURIST
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
The trial court granted summary judgment for the plaintiffs, and Thomas Dobbs, the State Health Officer for the Mississippi Department of Health, appealed to the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The post Supreme Court sets argument date for Mississippi abortion case appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.
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