Mississippi Center for Justice
The Mississippi Center for Justice is a nonprofit, public interest law firm committed to advancing racial and economic justice. Supported and staffed by attorneys, community leaders and volunteers, the Center develops and pursues strategies to combat discrimination and poverty statewide.
Featured Policy Campaigns
Opening doors to justice for all
Pursuing the American Dream through hard work and ingenuity are at the core of Tai Vo’s work ethic. When his boat was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, he transitioned his fishing business to seafood distribution focus until he earned enough money to buy another boat. When the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded April 10, 2010, he faced a different kind of disaster – one that he and thousands across the Gulf Coast are still struggling to recover from. Read more here.
RECENTLY IN THE NEWS
April 25, 2012
Feinberg made few mistakes, but 10,000 Gulf oil spill claimants shortchanged, audit says
April 25, 2012
Two years after the oil spill, Gulf Coast residents dealing with legal and health issues
April 19, 2012
Charter schools not affordable
RECENT PRESS RELEASES
February 17, 2012
February 02, 2012
January 17, 2012
