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

In August 2025, a federal court ruled that Mississippi’s Supreme Court district lines must be redrawn to ensure Black voters have an equal opportunity to elect candidates of their choice. Today, we sent a letter, on behalf of our plaintiffs, to legislators urging them to act now and enact new State Supreme Court district lines during the regular session.

The ACLU of Mississippi and its partners filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of state's anti-DEI law, HB 1193. According to the complaint, it violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi, the ACLU, and local partners launched the Seven States Safety Campaign today, filing coordinated public records requests to uncover police misconduct in Rankin County, MS and six other states.

The People's Advocacy Institute (PAI) and Mississippi Poor People's Campaign (MS-PPC) filed a motion today seeking to modify the 2022 Interim Stipulated Order that placed Jackson's water system under the control of an Interim Third-Party Manager (ITPM).