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In 1875, the Mississippi Plan used violence and fraud to overthrow biracial democracy and suppress Black voters during Reconstruction.

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Jan 22, 2026

Lawsuit Seeks District Attorney’s Records on “Goon Squad” Misconduct in Mississippi

Rankin County District Attorney Disclosed Only One Document in Response to Request for Records on So-Called “Goon Squad”

Jan 13, 2026

Statement on Remedial Plans for Mississippi’s State Supreme Court Districts

Jan 12, 2026

League of Women Voters, ACLU, Broad Coalition Urge Supreme Court to Reject Novel Reading of “Election Day” Statutes that Would Disenfranchise Mail Voters

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Mississippi Association of Educators et al. v. Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning et al.

The ACLU of MS and partners filed a lawsuit challenging the state's anti-DEI law, HB 1193. Complaint alleges it violate the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution.