Press Releases

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ACLU and ACLU of Mississippi Urge Court to Consider Racial Discrimination in Willie Manning Case

The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Mississippi, and partners filed an amicus brief today urging the Mississippi Supreme Court to consider Willie Manning’s claim that prosecutors unconstitutionally excluded Black prospective jurors from his 1994 capital trial.

ACLU, ACLU-MS, LDF, and NAACP Successfully Defend Fair DeSoto County Judicial Districts

Challenge to DeSoto County’s sole majority-Black judicial subdistrict ends after plaintiffs dismiss case.

Federal Court Rejects Effort to Block DeSoto County’s Majority-Black Judicial District

Court rules plaintiffs “wholly failed to carry their burden” in challenge to Mississippi’s only majority-Black judicial subdistrict

ACLU of Mississippi to Hold Press Conference Calling for Fairness and Transparency in Legislative Redistricting

Media Advisory: The ACLU of Mississippi, in coalition with other Mississippi voting rights advocates, will hold a press conference ahead of the House Select Committee on Redistricting hearing to call for fair maps and transparency.

ACLU of Mississippi Secures Significant Settlement in Civil Rights Cases Against City of Lexington

ACLU of Mississippi, pro bono counsel Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, O’Melveny & Myers, and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Secure Significant Settlement in Civil Rights Cases Against City of Lexington

Civil Rights Groups Move to Defend Mississippi's Only Majority-Black Judicial Election District in DeSoto County

Intervention seeks to protect Black voters' opportunity to elect candidates of their choice following challenge to sole majority-Black judicial subdistrict.

One Year After the Trump Administration Abandoned Police Reform, New ACLU Report Finds Evidence of Continued Excessive Force

The report provides an update on the ACLU’s Seven States Safety Campaign and presents preliminary findings on police misconduct and transparency in jurisdictions abandoned by the Department of Justice