FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MADISON, Miss. - This month, Madison County school officials placed over 20 books in restricted circulation, after a group of parents complained about the content. Now, students must have parental permission to check out one of the restricted books in the district’s...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GREENVILLE, Miss. — Mississippi civic leaders today challenged state Supreme Court district lines that have gone unchanged for more than 35 years because those lines dilute the voting strength of Black residents in state Supreme Court elections, in violation of the VRA...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JACKSON, Miss. - On Sunday afternoon, the Mississippi Joint Legislative Redistricting Committee met for the first time in months and released new state House and Senate district maps. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Mississippi issued the following statement:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JACKSON, Miss - The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Mississippi is excited to announce the launch of Advocates in the Making (A.I.M.), a mini-grant program focused on building state-level advocacy. A.I.M. provides internship opportunities for college students by...

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:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JACKSON, Miss. – Advocacy organizations, including Mississippi Center for Re-entry, New Way Mississippi, Inc., HOPE Credit Union Enterprise Corporation Policy Institute, RECH Foundation, and American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi, will hold a news conference....

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JACKSON, Miss. – Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi sent a letter to Jackson Police Chief James Davis, City of Jackson Attorney Catoria Martin, and Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba calling on the police department to end its Ticket, Arrest, Tow (TAT)...

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.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JACKSON, Miss. - The ultimate voter suppression bill is impending in the Mississippi House of Representatives. House Bill 1510 has passed the House Elections Committee and is headed to the full House for vote.