DEFENDING THE CIVIL RIGHTS OF ALL MISSISSIPPIANS SINCE 1969
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The Fight for Fair Maps is Not Over
Latest Press Releases
ACLU-MS Statement on Senate Judicial Redistricting Plan
JACKSON, Miss.—30 years ago, Mississippi Legislators worked together to enact a judicial redistricting plan that increased the opportunities for Black voters to elect trial court judges and district...
Important Milestone in Fight for Safe Drinking Water: Mississippi Poor People’s Campaign and People’s Advocacy Institute Granted Intervention in Federal Lawsuit
A Major Step Toward Ensuring Transparency and Accountability on the Management of Jackson’s Water System
ACLU of Mississippi Statement on Passing of HB 585
The Mississippi House of Representatives passed HB 585, a bill that would enable individuals to sue state run correctional facilities, and state colleges and universities if they “encounter” a...
LGBTQ Justice Project
For a list of outrageous reasons, legal representation is often difficult for LGBTQ Mississippians to obtain. It is our goal to equip law offices statewide with tools that will cater to this oftentimes vulnerable community.
In the courts
Javarius Russell v. City of Lexington, et al.
We filed a lawsuit on behalf of Javarius Russell, an officer for the Jackson Public School District who says his constitutional rights were violated by the Lexington Police Department. Russell is just one victim of the department's racially-motivated and discriminatory policing practices.