From holding police accountable to defending voting rights, 2024 was a busy year! Here's a quick look at how we showed up to defend civil rights in Mississippi this year, and a sneak peek at how we plan to continue the fight in 2025.
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.
The ACLU of Mississippi filed an amicus brief today on behalf of Willie Manning, a Black man on death row who was falsely convicted of killing two white college students.
Manning's case has many of...
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Nov 21, 2024
Andrial Young v. City of Lexington, et al.
Status: Filed
The ACLU of Mississippi filed a lawsuit on behalf of our client, Andrial Young, against the City of Lexington and Lexington police officers, Sam Dobbins, Charles Henderson, and three John Doe officers, for...
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Oct 4, 2024
Netchoice v. Fitch
The ACLU of Mississippi filed an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to support upholding a decision that prevents Mississippi from implementing HB 1126. The law...
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Aug 1, 2023
Javarius Russell v. City of Lexington, et al.
Status: Filed
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...
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Jun 29, 2023
EEECHO,. et al. v. Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board, et al.
Status: Lost appeal
Turkey Creek and the local Black communities that surround it are at risk again due to a proposed industrial military development that would increase flooding, risk toxic exposure from a contaminated...
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May 31, 2023
Disability Rights Mississippi, et al. v. Lynn Fitch, et al.
Status: Victory!
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), Mississippi Center for Justice, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), ACLU-MS and Disability Rights Mississippi (DRMS) filed a federal lawsuit challenging S.B. 2358...