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5 Court Cases
Jun 09, 2025
Mississippi Association of Educators et al. v. Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning et al.
The ACLU of MS and partners filed a lawsuit challenging the state's anti-DEI law, HB 1193. Complaint alleges it violate the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution.
May 14, 2025
Jill Collen Jefferson v. City of Lexington, et. al
The ACLU of Mississippi filed a complaint, seeking damages for the false arrest, illegal search, malicious prosecution, retaliation, and excessive use of force against our client, Attorney Jill Collen Jefferson.
Aug 01, 2023
Javarius Russell v. City of Lexington, et al.
We filed a lawsuit on behalf of Javarius Russell, an officer for the Jackson Public School District who says his constitutional rights were violated by the Lexington Police Department. Russell is just one victim of the department's racially-motivated and discriminatory policing practices.
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