Champions of Justice 2021
Champions of Justice is MCJ’s premier celebration of individuals who have made an exemplary contribution to the advancement of justice and e...
September 08, 2021 Story
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Advocacy Impact Report – July 2021
“If you can say you can’t breathe, you’re breathing.” With those words, Petal, MS, Mayor Hal Marx drew condemnation from across the nation f...
July 21, 2021 Story -
MCJ Joins Thompson v. Trump
MCJ has joined the team representing Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson and ten of his colleagues in suing Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani,...
July 07, 2021 Story
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The Mississippi Center for Justice is a nonprofit, public interest law firm committed to advancing racial and economic justice. Supported and staffed by attorneys and other professionals, the Center develops and pursues strategies to combat discrimination and poverty statewide.
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MCJ Files Brief with U.S. Supreme Court on Behalf of Mississippi’s Only Abortion Clinic
September 13, 2021 – Mississippi Center for Justice and The Center Reproductive Rights have filed a brief with the United States Supreme Court on behalf of Mississippi’s only abortion clinic in the crucial case that will determine whether Roe v. Wade survives and whether women......
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Black Farmworkers Sue Mississippi Farm for Racial Discrimination, Lost Wages, and Abuse of Immigration System to Deny U.S. Workers of Jobs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 8, 2021 CONTACT: Patrick Taylor, ptaylor@mscenterforjustice.org The case is just one example of Southern farm owners illegally using the H-2A visa program to deny Americans work and exploit Black labor SUNFLOWER, Miss. – On Wednesday, six Black farmworkers from......
September 08, 2021 In the News Press Release -
Mississippi District Attorney Doug Evans Sued for Engineering the Wrongful Prosecution of Curtis Flowers
The landmark lawsuit was brought on behalf of Flowers by the Mississippi Center for Justice and the Hogan Lovells law firm September 3, 2021 – Today, the Mississippi Center for Justice and Hogan Lovells filed a federal court lawsuit against District Attorney Doug Evans......
September 03, 2021 In the News Press Release
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MCJ’s Morse Advises Resiliency Law Center at the University of Puerto Rico School of Law on Disaster Recovery
MCJ’s Katrina response team was so fortunate to receive massive pro bono support and guidance on advocacy after Hurricane Katrina and so, when the call goes out, we have readily stepped forward to share our lessons in more recent disasters in the United States, overseas......
August 10, 2021 Blog