New crimes and harsher penalties are proposed every year, wasting lawmakers’ time and taxpayer dollars without any contribution to public safety.
Essentially, Alito says that since there was not a common law right to abortion before the drafting of the Constitution, and there is not one word-for-word laid out in the Constitution, women do not have a...
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JACKSON, Miss. - The following statement was issued by ACLU of Mississippi Executive Director Jarvis Dortch in response to the reporting of a leaked draft opinion from the...
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MADISON, Miss. - This month, Madison County school officials placed over 20 books in restricted circulation, after a group of parents complained about the content. Now, students...
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GREENVILLE, Miss. — Mississippi civic leaders today challenged state Supreme Court district lines that have gone unchanged for more than 35 years because those lines dilute the...
Every individual has the right to an abortion in the United States, regardless of their circumstances, and abortion is legal in Mississippi. However, the already very limited abortion access in Mississippi is on the line pending a SCOTUS decision.
Civic leaders are challenging the Mississippi Supreme Court district lines that have gone unchanged for more than 35 years, because those lines dilute the voting strength of Black residents in state Supreme Court elections, in violation of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the U.S. Constitution.
