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The ACLU of Mississippi can accommodate journalist inquiries into local and national issues affecting civil rights in Mississippi. To speak with an ACLU expert, please email comms@aclu-ms.org or call (601) 354-3408.

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7th Annual Criminal Justice Reform Conference

We're co-hosting the 7th Annual Criminal Justice Reform Conference with Jackson State University's Department of Criminal Justice and Sociology and the Mississippi Public Defender Association.

April 10, 2014

Governor Bryant Signs SB 2681 into Law

Today, Governor Phil Bryant signed Senate Bill 2681, the Mississippi Religious Freedom Restoration Act, into law.

April 3, 2014

Mississippi Passes Law That Could Open Door to Discrimination

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 1, 2014

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Robyn Shepherd, ACLU national, 212-519-7829 or 549-2666; media@aclu.org
Morgan Miller, ACLU of Mississippi 601-354-3408; mmiller@aclu-ms.org

April 2, 2014

Sensible Policy, Not Smaller Handcuffs

By Nicole Kief, ACLU & Jennifer Bellamy, Washington Legislative Office at 12:45pm

March 24, 2014

ACLU of Mississippi Statement on Amendment of Proposed Religious Freedom Restoration Act

Senate Bill 2681 Still a Threat

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 12^th, 2014

March 12, 2014

African-American Clergy, Evangelical Leaders, and Christian Scholars Denounce Mississippi’s Proposed “Religious Freedom Restoration Act” as Echo of “Jim Crow” South

With the Mississippi House of Representatives on the verge of passing a bill that would legalize discrimination by commercial businesses throughout the state, more than 350 clergy leaders from across the country released a statement denouncing the bill and challenging their fellow Christians who

March 12, 2014