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Jun 13, 2022
Meet our Summer 2022 Legal Interns
Our legal department is proud to introduce this year's Summer interns!
Jun 10, 2022
2022 Legislative Wrap
Here is a summary of what we were able to accomplish and what challenges we still face after the 2022 legislative session.
By Candace Coleman, Communications and Advocacy Director
May 18, 2022
New Crimes and Harsher Penalties Won’t Make Mississippi Safer
New crimes and harsher penalties waste taxpayer dollars without any contribution to public safety.
By Delana Tavakol, SMART Justice Advocate
May 09, 2022
The Roe Draft Signals a Potential New Front in the Already-Raging War Against the LGBTQ Community
This isn’t a “they’re coming for us next” moment. They’ve already come for us, and the fight of our lives is here.
May 04, 2022
SCOTUS Scenarios That Will Devastate Abortion Access
Essentially, Alito says that since there was not a common law right to abortion before the drafting of the Constitution, and there is not one word-for-word laid out in the Constitution, women do not have a Constitutional right to reproductive choice.
By Vara Lyons, Policy Counsel
Apr 26, 2022
Mississippi Voters Are Fighting for Fair Representation on the State’s Highest Court
Black lawyers and civic leaders in Mississippi are demanding full and fair representation on the Mississippi Supreme Court.
By Ari Savitzky, Senior Staff Attorney, ACLU Voting Rights Project, Jarvis Dortch, Executive Director
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