Press Releases

The ACLU of Mississippi can accommodate journalist inquiries into local and national issues affecting civil rights in Mississippi. To speak with an ACLU expert, please email comms@aclu-ms.org or call (601) 354-3408.

ACLU of Mississippi Urges School Districts to Remove Discriminatory Dress Codes Requirements

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JACKSON, Miss. - On June 22, the ACLU of Mississippi sent letters to fifty-five school districts throughout Mississippi demanding that they reexamine their dress and grooming code policies that are unconstitutional and discriminatory on the basis of sex, race, and religion.

ACLU-MS Statement on Legislators Advancing SB 2113

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JACKSON, Miss - On Monday, the Mississippi House Universities and Colleges Committee passed Senate Bill 2113. The American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi released the following statement:
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ACLU-MS Calls Ridgeland Mayor’s Attempted Book Ban Unconstitutional

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JACKSON, Miss. – Last week, the American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi sent a letter to Ridgeland Mayor Gene McGee, warning that his reported actions, attempting to influence a book ban at the Ridgeland Public Library, are plainly unconstitutional.