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Fourth Mississippi ‘Goon Squad’ member sentenced for involvement in assault of Black men

JURIST

MARCH 21, 2024

A federal judge in Mississippi sentenced former Rankin County sheriff’s deputy Christian Dedmon to 40 years in prison on Wednesday, making Dedmon the fourth in a string of sentences for deputies who pled guilty for their role in the January 2023 beating and torture of two Black men. years in prison earlier on Wednesday.

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Final member of Mississippi ‘Goon Squad’ sentenced for involvement in assault of Black men

JURIST

MARCH 22, 2024

The last of the six members of the Mississippi law enforcement group known as the “Goon Squad,” Joshua Hartfield, was sentenced to just over ten years in prison on Thursday for his involvement in the January 2023 torturing of two Black men.

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US federal judge temporarily blocks Mississippi ‘ballot harvesting’ law

JURIST

JULY 26, 2023

Wingate temporarily blocked a Mississippi law Tuesday that made it illegal to “knowingly collect and transmit a ballot that was mailed to another person,” with a few exceptions. The case is in the US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi’s Northern Division. District Judge Henry T.

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Mississippi civic leaders file a lawsuit against the Mississippi Supreme Court

JURIST

APRIL 27, 2022

Mississippi civic leaders Monday filed a lawsuit against the Mississippi Supreme Court claiming that the state is violating the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the US Constitution. J ustice Leslie King is the fourth Black justice to sit on the Mississippi Supreme Court.

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Third Mississippi ‘Goon Squad’ member sentenced for involvement in assault of Black men

JURIST

MARCH 21, 2024

The third of six members of the Mississippi deputy group who referred to themselves as the “Goon Squad,” Daniel Opdyke, was sentenced Wednesday to 17 and a half years in federal prison for his involvement in the torture of two black men. The officers then beat both men and tased them 17 times.

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US appeals court to reconsider decision striking down Mississippi Jim Crow-era voter disenfranchisement law

JURIST

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit agreed on Thursday to reconsider a decision from August that a provision of the Mississippi Constitution that permanently prevents people convicted of certain felonies from voting is unconstitutional. Third, even if disenfranchisement were a punishment, it is not cruel and unusual.

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Abortion drug maker drops lawsuit challenging Mississippi restrictions on provision and use of drug

JURIST

AUGUST 20, 2022

An abortion-inducing drug’s manufacturer has dropped its lawsuit challenging Mississippi’s restrictions on the provision and use of the drug, in connection with “the changed national landscape” in the wake of the US Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. Mississippi Today said that Sen. GenBioPro Inc., GenBioPro Inc.,

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Thousands stuck in Mississippi jails without trial, MacArthur Justice Center reports

JURIST

JANUARY 13, 2022

The Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center at the University of Mississippi School of Law published a report Wednesday identifying thousands of people being held in Mississippi’s county jails while awaiting trial because they cannot afford bail or public defenders unavailable when required.

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US Supreme Court settles water dispute between Tennessee and Mississippi

JURIST

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The US Supreme Court Monday unanimously sided with Tennessee in a groundwater dispute with Mississippi. The dispute arose out of a Mississippi suit which alleged that the city of Memphis, Tennessee had wrongfully taken water from the Middle Claiborne Aquifer. The state must abide by the doctrine of equitable apportionment.

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Supreme Court sets argument date for Mississippi abortion case

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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Mississippi Proves Civil Rights Lawyer’s Point With Sham Arrest And Trial

Above The Law

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The post Mississippi Proves Civil Rights Lawyer’s Point With Sham Arrest And Trial appeared first on Above the Law. I look forward to the judge's resignation.

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“The Supreme Court effectively abolishes the right to mass protest in three US states; It is no longer safe to organize a protest in Louisiana, Mississippi, or Texas”

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APRIL 15, 2024

“The Supreme Court effectively abolishes the right to mass protest in three US states; It is no longer safe to organize a protest in Louisiana, Mississippi, or Texas”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

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Only 1 out of 5 defendants in this Mississippi county get court-appointed lawyers before indictment

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FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The right to counsel is “tenuous” in a small Mississippi justice court in Yalobusha County, Mississippi, where two judges appointed lawyers for felony defendants in…

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DOJ seeks participation in Mississippi 15-week abortion suit

JURIST

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

This case arises out of a lawsuit between Jackson Women’s Health Organization—the only abortion provider in the state—and the state of Mississippi. Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch then filed a brief with the Supreme Court in July asking it to reconsider its precedential rulings in Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v.

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Court of Appeals of Mississippi Applies "Common Nucleus of Operative Fact" Test to Spousal Competency/Privilege

EvidenceProf Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Mississippi Rule of Evidence 504 states the following: (a) Definition. A communication is “confidential” if a person makes it privately to the person’s spouse and does not intend its disclosure to any other person. (b) b) General Rule of Privilege.

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Court of Appeals of Mississippi Interprets Disclosure Portion of Mississippi Learned Treatise Exception

EvidenceProf Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Mississippi Rule of Evidence 803(18) provides an exception to the rule against hearsay for A statement contained in a treatise, periodical, or pamphlet if: (A) the statement is called to the attention of an expert witness on cross-examination or relied.

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Judge Prevents Mississippi From Creating White-Elected Courts For Black Counties… For Now

Above The Law

MAY 23, 2023

The post Judge Prevents Mississippi From Creating White-Elected Courts For Black Counties… For Now appeared first on Above the Law. Shouts out to Henry Wingate.

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“Court: Mississippi can continue blocking felons from voting.”

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AUGUST 25, 2022

“Court: Mississippi can continue blocking felons from voting.” ” And Ashton Pittman of Mississippi Free Press has a report headlined “ ‘A Wrong Never Righted’: Court Upholds Mississippi’s 1890 Jim Crow Voting Law.” In his dissenting opinion , Circuit Judge James E. Graves, Jr.

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Mississippi AG files brief with Supreme Court urging Roe and Casey be overturned

JURIST

JULY 24, 2021

The attorney general of Mississippi filed a brief with the Supreme Court on Thursday in the case of Dobbs v. Lynn Fitch, Mississippi’s attorney general, released a statement saying “It is time for the Court to set this right and return this political debate to the political branches of government.”

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US congressional committees to investigate ‘life and death’ Jackson, Mississippi water crisis

JURIST

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Two US congressional committees Monday launched investigations into Mississippi’s handling of the Jackson water crisis. In August, torrential rain and flooding in the Jackson, Mississippi area left approximately 180,000 people without water for days.

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“How I ‘bribed’ a justice to take a no-expenses-paid trip to Mississippi”

HowAppealing

AUGUST 7, 2023

“How I ‘bribed’ a justice to take a no-expenses-paid trip to Mississippi”: Margaret McMullan has this essay online at The Washington Post. The post “How I ‘bribed’ a justice to take a no-expenses-paid trip to Mississippi” appeared first on How Appealing.

US Department of Justice opens civil rights investigation into Mississippi police department

JURIST

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Mississippi will conduct this investigation according to the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. The post US Department of Justice opens civil rights investigation into Mississippi police department appeared first on JURIST - News.

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Mississippi medical marijuana legalization moves on to the state governor’s desk

JURIST

JANUARY 27, 2022

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. It was quickly vetoed by the Mississippi Supreme Court, prompting lawmakers to work on drafting a medical marijuana bill.

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Court unanimously favors Tennessee in groundwater dispute with Mississippi

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NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Share Confirming expectations, the Supreme Court on Monday unanimously denied Mississippi’s claim that Tennessee is stealing its groundwater. For this state-level version of a trespass, Mississippi sought over $600 million in damages. Facts as developed so far indicate that Mississippi will be unable to meet that burden.

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“The Ghosts of Mississippi”

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DECEMBER 5, 2021

“The Ghosts of Mississippi”: Columnist Charles M. Blow has this essay online at The New York Times.

“Mississippi clinic ends challenge of near-ban on abortion”

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JULY 19, 2022

“Mississippi clinic ends challenge of near-ban on abortion”: Emily Wagster Pettus and Leah Willingham of The Associated Press have this report. And Nate Raymond of Reuters reports that “ Mississippi abortion clinic drops challenge to state’s ban after sale.”

“Conservative Appeals Judges Question Felon Voting Ban Claims; Mississippi prohibits certain felons from ever voting again; En banc Fifth Circuit hears claim that ban cruel and unusual”

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JANUARY 23, 2024

“Conservative Appeals Judges Question Felon Voting Ban Claims; Mississippi prohibits certain felons from ever voting again; En banc Fifth Circuit hears claim that ban cruel and unusual”: Jacqueline Thomsen of Bloomberg Law has this report.

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Layoffs, Judicial Assistants, And Mississippi Justice — See Also

Above The Law

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Mississippi Prepares To Bypass Democracy And Just Appoint The White Officers And Judges They Want : I miss when the biggest issue was just gerrymandering. The post Layoffs, Judicial Assistants, And Mississippi Justice — See Also appeared first on Above the Law. Did You Get In To One Of The Most Selective Law Schools?

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Mississippi judge allows state trigger ban to take effect, orders abortion clinic to close

JURIST

JULY 5, 2022

A Mississippi judge Tuesday blocked a challenge to the state’s abortion ban, shutting down abortion access in the cascading aftermath of the US Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch published a certification on June 27 that formally recognized the overturning of landmark abortion rights decision Roe v.

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“Civil rights attorneys say a 100-year-old law in Mississippi is unconstitutional”

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

“Civil rights attorneys say a 100-year-old law in Mississippi is unconstitutional”: This audio segment appeared on today’s broadcast of WBUR’s “Here & Now.” ” The post “Civil rights attorneys say a 100-year-old law in Mississippi is unconstitutional” appeared first on How Appealing.

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Mississippi Jails Overrun With Thousands Lacking Representation

The Crime Report

JANUARY 14, 2022

A report from the MacArthur Justice Center reveals that 2,716 detainees out of 5,800 people in Mississippi county jails had been there for more than 90 days and a majority of them lack legal representation, reports the Mississippi Free Press.

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“Mississippi Explains All on Abortion”

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JULY 29, 2021

“Mississippi Explains All on Abortion”: Columnist Linda Greenhouse has this essay online at The New York Times.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi Finds Rule 801(d)(1)(C) Only Applies to Technical Identifications

EvidenceProf Blog

AUGUST 3, 2022

Similar to its federal counterpart, Mississippi Rule of Evidence 801(d)(1)(C) provides an exclusion to the rule against hearsay when The declarant testifies and is subject to cross-examination about a prior statement, and the statement: (C) identifies a person as someone.

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“Mississippi asks the Supreme Court to overrule Roe v. Wade”

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JULY 23, 2021

“Mississippi asks the Supreme Court to overrule Roe v. In today’s edition of The Washington Post, Robert Barnes reports that “ Mississippi asks Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Savage has an article headlined “ Mississippi urges Supreme Court to use abortion case to overturn Roe vs. Wade next term.”

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Court Upholds Jim Crow-era Voting Restrictions in Mississippi

The Crime Report

AUGUST 25, 2022

5th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Mississippi can continue to bar more than 10 percent of its citizens from voting, maintaining a Jim Crow-era provision that bars Mississippians convicted of felonies from taking part in elections, reports the Daily Journal.

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Some Mississippi Courts Keep Search-Warrant Records from the Public

The Crime Report

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Experts say record-keeping and access problems in Mississippi’s justice courts are extreme, with many search warrants being no-knocks signed by judges even when police don’t apply for one. Other courts keep search warrant records but won’t let the public see them, defying well-established jurisprudence.

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US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Mississippi abortion law case

JURIST

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Jackson Women’s Health Organization , a case involving a Mississippi law banning all abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. This case arises out of a lawsuit between Jackson Women’s Health Organization—the only abortion provider in the state—and the state of Mississippi. Dobbs then appealed the case to the Supreme Court. .

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“Mississippi attorney general: Overturning ‘Roe’ will return abortion policy to the people.”

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NOVEMBER 28, 2021

“Mississippi attorney general: Overturning ‘Roe’ will return abortion policy to the people.” ” Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch has this essay online at The Washington Post.

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“Mississippi asks the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade”

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JULY 22, 2021

“Mississippi asks the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade”: Ariane de Vogue of CNN has this report on the Brief for Petitioners that the State of Mississippi filed today in the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Two Officers Shot and Killed Responding To Mississippi Welfare Check

The Crime Report

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Louis, Mississippi, two Bay St. After speaking with Anderson for 30 minutes and having Child Protective Services called, Anderson shot both officers from the vehicle and then herself, according to the Mississippi Department of Public Safety. After responding to a call for a welfare check made from a Motel 6 in Bay St.

Mississippi Just Declared Its 30th Confederate Heritage Month. How Is That Constitutional?

Above The Law

APRIL 13, 2022

The post Mississippi Just Declared Its 30th Confederate Heritage Month. I think they should commit to the bit and pass National Red Coat Appreciation Month, too. How Is That Constitutional? appeared first on Above the Law.

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Valley State Becomes First Mississippi HBCU to Offer Prison College Program

The Crime Report

JUNE 3, 2022

Mississippi Valley State University’s Prison Educational Partnership Program (PEPP), offering four-year degrees to incarcerated people at Bolivar County Correctional Facility and the Delta Correctional Facility, will be the first program run by a Historically Black college in the state, reports Mississippi Today.

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“A Fifth Circuit immigration order lays bare a conservative divide on the appeals court; It’s ‘mad vibes’ judges v. legal conservatives in a sign of just how far right the federal appeals court has gone that covers Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas”

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FEBRUARY 12, 2024

legal conservatives in a sign of just how far right the federal appeals court has gone that covers Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas”: Chris Geidner has this post at his Substack site about an order , and the opinions concurring therein and dissenting therefrom, that the en banc U.S.

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“Mississippi voting rights case is argued at US appeals court”

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

“Mississippi voting rights case is argued at US appeals court”: Emily Wagster Pettus of The Associated Press has this report. ” You can access the audio of today’s en banc oral argument of the U.S.

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Fourth Mississippi ‘Goon Squad’ member sentenced for involvement in assault of Black men

Final member of Mississippi ‘Goon Squad’ sentenced for involvement in assault of Black men

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US federal judge temporarily blocks Mississippi ‘ballot harvesting’ law

Mississippi civic leaders file a lawsuit against the Mississippi Supreme Court

Third Mississippi ‘Goon Squad’ member sentenced for involvement in assault of Black men

US appeals court to reconsider decision striking down Mississippi Jim Crow-era voter disenfranchisement law

Abortion drug maker drops lawsuit challenging Mississippi restrictions on provision and use of drug

Thousands stuck in Mississippi jails without trial, MacArthur Justice Center reports

US Supreme Court settles water dispute between Tennessee and Mississippi

Supreme Court sets argument date for Mississippi abortion case

Mississippi Proves Civil Rights Lawyer’s Point With Sham Arrest And Trial

“The Supreme Court effectively abolishes the right to mass protest in three US states; It is no longer safe to organize a protest in Louisiana, Mississippi, or Texas”

Only 1 out of 5 defendants in this Mississippi county get court-appointed lawyers before indictment

DOJ seeks participation in Mississippi 15-week abortion suit

Court of Appeals of Mississippi Applies "Common Nucleus of Operative Fact" Test to Spousal Competency/Privilege

Court of Appeals of Mississippi Interprets Disclosure Portion of Mississippi Learned Treatise Exception

Judge Prevents Mississippi From Creating White-Elected Courts For Black Counties… For Now

“Court: Mississippi can continue blocking felons from voting.”

Mississippi AG files brief with Supreme Court urging Roe and Casey be overturned

US congressional committees to investigate ‘life and death’ Jackson, Mississippi water crisis

“How I ‘bribed’ a justice to take a no-expenses-paid trip to Mississippi”

US Department of Justice opens civil rights investigation into Mississippi police department

Mississippi medical marijuana legalization moves on to the state governor’s desk

Court unanimously favors Tennessee in groundwater dispute with Mississippi

“The Ghosts of Mississippi”

“Mississippi clinic ends challenge of near-ban on abortion”

“Conservative Appeals Judges Question Felon Voting Ban Claims; Mississippi prohibits certain felons from ever voting again; En banc Fifth Circuit hears claim that ban cruel and unusual”

Layoffs, Judicial Assistants, And Mississippi Justice — See Also

Mississippi judge allows state trigger ban to take effect, orders abortion clinic to close

“Civil rights attorneys say a 100-year-old law in Mississippi is unconstitutional”

Mississippi Jails Overrun With Thousands Lacking Representation

“Mississippi Explains All on Abortion”

Court of Appeals of Mississippi Finds Rule 801(d)(1)(C) Only Applies to Technical Identifications

“Mississippi asks the Supreme Court to overrule Roe v. Wade”

Court Upholds Jim Crow-era Voting Restrictions in Mississippi

Some Mississippi Courts Keep Search-Warrant Records from the Public

US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Mississippi abortion law case

“Mississippi attorney general: Overturning ‘Roe’ will return abortion policy to the people.”

“Mississippi asks the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade”

Two Officers Shot and Killed Responding To Mississippi Welfare Check

Mississippi Just Declared Its 30th Confederate Heritage Month. How Is That Constitutional?

Valley State Becomes First Mississippi HBCU to Offer Prison College Program

“A Fifth Circuit immigration order lays bare a conservative divide on the appeals court; It’s ‘mad vibes’ judges v. legal conservatives in a sign of just how far right the federal appeals court has gone that covers Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas”

“Mississippi voting rights case is argued at US appeals court”

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