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JACKSON, Miss. – On January 6, 2021, the ACLU of Mississippi sent letters to warn five public officials/entities that by blocking members of the public from their official social media accounts, they were violating the First Amendment.
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JACKSON, Miss. - Late last night, the Mississippi Senate passed an anti-transgender bill, SB 2536. This bill would prevent transgender student-athletes from participating in sports as the gender in which they identify.
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Jackson, Miss. – Mississippi representatives today snuck anti-transgender legislation into a bill meant to bring opportunities to student-athletes.
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The Mississippi Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights is hosting a series of public, online panel discussions regarding the qualified immunity of law enforcement in the state.
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Jackson, Miss. – Mississippi senators today passed SB 2588 after over an hour of debate on the senate floor. SB 2588 would make it easier for election commissioners to remove voters from the voter rolls. It targets voters who have failed to vote just one time.
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Jackson, Miss. - The ACLU of Mississippi is troubled by the murder of yet another Black transgender woman, Dominique Jackson. Jackson was found in a car, shot to death on January 25th.