DEFENDING THE CIVIL RIGHTS OF ALL MISSISSIPPIANS SINCE 1969
Latest Blog Posts
Mississippi Student Wins Fight to Wear Tribal Regalia at Graduation
On Queer Liberation, Pride, and Choosing Mississippi
Latest Press Releases
Plaintiffs Celebrate Victory in Challenge to HB 1020
Jackson Residents Say Legislators Should End Their Attempted Takeover of Jackson
Jackson MS Water Crisis: Residents Ask EPA for Emergency Action to Provide Relief, Curb Health Dangers
Rooted in racism, decades-long crisis caused by chronic neglect harms tens of thousands in predominantly Black city
Human and Civil Rights Groups to Host Special Education Workshop and Clinic for Parents and Advocates
The ACLU of Mississippi, in partnership with the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), Disability Rights Mississippi, and Oxford-based law group Frye Reeves, PLLC, will hold a FREE Special Education Workshop...
LGBTQ Justice Project
For a list of outrageous reasons, legal representation is often difficult for LGBTQ Mississippians to obtain. It is our goal to equip law offices statewide with tools that will cater to this oftentimes vulnerable community.
In the courts
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.
