The Mississippi House and Senate Minority Caucuses will hold a joint hearing on Tuesday, October 15 at 1:00 p.m. CDT to recommend policy changes to Mississippi’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program and ways the state can expand assistance to those in need.

Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF), American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi (ACLU-MS) and Harvard Election Law Clinic filed a lawsuit challenging a racially discriminatory electoral map in DeSoto County, Mississippi.

Federal Court Orders Mississippi’s State Legislative Maps to Be Redrawn

Voting Rights Advocates Celebrate Legislative Change in Mississippi Following Voter Challenge Lawsuit

District’s Sex-Based Dress Code Perpetuates Harmful Stereotypes and Creates a Hostile Environment for Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Students

MISSISSIPPI -  Today, ACLU of Mississippi Board President, Crystal L. Welch was named as one of three victims in a homicide over the weekend. ACLU MS Executive Director, Jarvis Dortch, has issued the following statement.

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 attorneys of their choice.Last week, leaders in the State Senate released a comprehensive judicial re