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JACKSON, Miss - The American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi welcomes staff attorney McKenna Raney-Gray, who will coordinate the organization's newest effort to protect the rights of LGBTQ Mississippians.
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MISSISSIPPI - The ACLU of Mississippi sent a letter today to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Field Office Director Diane L. Witte demanding that she provide vaccine access to the immigrants detained at the Adams County Detention Center.
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The Supreme Court announced today it would hear arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, in which the Center for Reproductive Rights is challenging a ban on abortion at 15 weeks of pregnancy.
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Mississippi - This week, a growing coalition of Mississippi doctors, nurses, patients, small business owners, non-profit organizations, health advocates, and hospitals launched a statewide campaign to put Medicaid expansion on the ballot.
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The American Civil Liberties Union sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas today calling for the closure of 39 Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities, including the Adams County Detention Center in Mississippi.
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Jackson, Miss. - A jury has found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all charges in the murder of George Floyd.