Cruel and unusual? Supreme Court declines to review Mississippi voting ban for convicted felons
Voting rights experts say Mississippi’s restrictions are among the harshest because the state bans voting by first-time ...
Supreme Court leaves in place Mississippi’s voting ban for people convicted of some crimes
The Supreme Court on Monday left in place Mississippi’s Jim Crow-era practice of removing voting rights from people convicted ...
Supreme Court won’t weigh Mississippi’s voting ban for felons
The Supreme Court on Monday said it will not consider whether a Mississippi law banning people convicted of certain felonies ...
US Supreme Court rejects challenge to Mississippi lifetime ban on voting by felons
The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a challenge to Mississippi's lifetime ban on voting by people convicted of ...
Mississippi ballot initiative restoration advances in House, again. What the bill would do
The state House of Representatives is slated to consider giving the public the right to seek ballot initiatives except on abortion and  other issues.
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House proposes changes to Mississippi CON laws with goal of improving medical access, reducing regulatory burden
Birthing centers, chemical dependency facilities, and more could be exempted from CON under the legislation approved by a ...
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Mississippi’s permanent felony voting ban returns to the court
The Petitions of the Week column highlights some of the cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here. In 1974, the Supreme Court ruled t ...
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Mississippi bill proposes surgical castration for some sex offenders
A proposed penalty to Mississippi’s rape law may punish certain criminals in ways that raise constitutional issues. Under Mississippi law, adults convicted of ...
New CCID Court opening date set. See when it is
The new Capitol Complex Improvement District Court will now open Monday, a year after its original opening date. The court, ...