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HORN LAKE, Miss. – Horn Lake officials unlawfully denied zoning approval for a proposed mosque due to anti-Muslim bias, according to a federal lawsuit filed today by the American Civil Liberties Union, the American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi, and Simpson Thacher...
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JACKSON, Miss - A nationwide attempt to censor discussions of race in the classroom has made its way to Mississippi. A recent report by a conservative think-tank seeks to erase America’s complex and painful history of racism and oppression from Mississippi classrooms.
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JACKSON, Miss. - Several local organizations in support of reproductive rights will gather for an Abortion Freedom Fighters Rally on Saturday, October 2, 2021, from 1-2 p.m.
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JACKSON, Mississippi - 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, on December 1, 2021.
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JACKSON, Miss - ACLU of Mississippi announced today the launch of a new 8-episode podcast series called For All. Hosted by ACLU of Mississippi's Candace Coleman, this podcast offers lessons for every Mississippian on how to build power for all people.
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JACKSON, Miss - Mississippi's redistricting process is underway with statewide hearings being held this month. The ACLU of Mississippi released a report today outlining the ways in which legislators have racially and politically gerrymandered Mississippi's legislative distri