The legislative session is finally over. For the first three months of every year, our state lawmakers gather, debate, and pass laws to respond to the real and pressing needs of their constituents.
Today’s Supreme Court decision affirmed the Voting Rights Act, which prohibits states from packing or cracking Black communities in a way that limits their ability to elect candidates of their choice.
This...
Last night, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF), MacArthur Justice Center, Mississippi Center for Justice (MCJ), and ACLU of Mississippi (ACLU-MS) filed a brief in the Mississippi Supreme Court to reverse the...
Along with our advocacy, legislative, and public education work, litigation remains one of the fundamental tools with which the ACLU of Mississippi fights for equality and civil rights. See below for more information on the cases we've brought to the courts.
Parents for Public Schools v. Mississippi Dept. of Finance and Administration
The suit, filed in the Chancery Court of Hinds County, Mississippi, argues that the Mississippi Legislature violated Section 208 of the State Constitution by appropriating $10 million to private schools. The State Constitution requires that taxpayer money must be spent only on public “free schools.”