The legislative session is finally over. For the first three months of every year, our state lawmakers gather, debate, and pass laws to respond to the real and pressing needs of their constituents.
Along with our advocacy, legislative, and public education work, litigation remains one of the fundamental tools with which the ACLU of Mississippi fights for equality and civil rights. See below for more information on the cases we've brought to the courts.
Mississippi State Conference of the NAACP v. State Board of Election Commissioners
Voting Rights
Status: Filed
Civil rights advocates challenged Mississippi’s 2022 state legislative district maps for unlawfully diluting the voting strength of Black Mississippians.
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Jun 22, 2022
Parents for Public Schools v. Mississippi Dept. of Finance and Administration
Status: Victory!
The suit, filed in the Chancery Court of Hinds County, Mississippi, argues that the Mississippi Legislature violated Section 208 of the State Constitution by appropriating $10 million to private schools....
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May 18, 2022
White v. Mississippi Board of Election Commissioners
Voting Rights
Status: Active
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...
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Feb 22, 2022
ACLU of Mississippi v. Kirk Fordice
Racial Justice
In February 1977, the ACLU filed a class action suit charging the state with illegal surveillance of its citizens and demanding the files be opened. Thus began the twenty-one-year-long battle in the courts...
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Oct 28, 2021
Abraham House of God v. City of Horn Lake
Religious Freedom
Status: Victory!
Horn Lake officials unlawfully denied zoning approval for a proposed mosque due to anti-Muslim bias, according to a federal lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, the American Civil Liberties...
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Apr 22, 2021
Jones v. Mississippi (amicus brief)
Criminal Justice Reform
Status: Lost
The ACLU of Mississippi joined an amicus brief in opposition to a recent Mississippi state court decision that contradicted decisions made by the United States Supreme Court.