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Sep 21, 2018

BLOG: The First Amendment Bars Officials From Targeting Nike Because They Don’t Like Colin Kaepernick

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Sep 20, 2018

ACLU of MS Responds to Public Safety Commissioner’s Ban on Nike

Nike recently featured Colin Kaepernick prominently in a new advertisement campaign. Kaepernick took a knee during the National Anthem to bring attention to the lack of accountability of law enforcement...

Sep 13, 2018

ACLU Comment on Asylum Agreement in Family Separation Challenge

CONTACT: Inga Sarda-Sorensen, 347-514-3984, isarda-sorensen@aclu.org

NEW YORK — An agreement was reached overnight...

CONTACT: Inga Sarda-Sorensen, 347-514-3984, isarda-sorensen@aclu.org

NEW YORK — An agreement was reached overnight...

Sep 10, 2018

It's time to end Mississippi’s addiction to prison

Mississippi is moving in the right direction with smart justice policies. Lawmakers and Governor Phil Bryant have recognized that Mississippi’s obsession to mass incarceration is too heavy a burden on...

Sep 7, 2018

ACLU of MS Responds to Governor’s Effort to Discriminate Against Transgender Mississippians in the Workplace

Governor Bryant wants a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that exempts transgender people from federal civil rights protections in hiring discrimination. This statement can be attributed to ACLU of Mississippi...

Aug 29, 2018

ACLU of MS Response regarding MDOC's 12 Prison Deaths

UPDATE: As of August 30, 2018, two more prisoners have died. The governor has called for an investigation. We are monitoring this situation very closely.

Twelve people have died this month...

UPDATE: As of August 30, 2018, two more prisoners have died. The governor has called for an investigation. We are monitoring this situation very closely.

Twelve people have died this month...