01 Sep

Posted at September 01, 2020 in Blog by

On Friday, August 28, MCJ brought its case regarding absentee voting during the COVID-19 pandemic to a socially distanced courtroom in the Hinds County Chancery Courthouse, where we contended that Mississippi’s absentee ballot law should be interpreted to give voters the choice of voting absentee...

11 Aug

Posted at August 11, 2020 in In the News, Press Release by

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 11, 2020   CONTACT: Patrick Taylor, Mississippi Center for Justice, 601-473-4309, ptaylor@mscenterforjustice.org Inga Sarda-Sorensen, ACLU, 347-514-3984, isarda-sorensen@aclu.org   JACKSON,  Miss. — The Mississippi Center for Justice, the American Civil Liberties Union, and ACLU of Mississippi filed a lawsuit today seeking to ensure that absentee voting is more accessible to Mississippians during...

19 Jul

Posted at July 19, 2020 in In the News by

Congressman John Lewis—battle soldier, visionary, humble man, Congressman—crossed his final earthly bridge last night. The Mississippi Center for Justice exists to carry on the struggle that he and so many before him waged so well. We pause to reflect on his life, work, achievement, and legacy. “When...

15 Jul

Posted at July 15, 2020 in Press Release by

For Immediate Release July 14, 2020 Contact – Beth Orlansky, Advocacy Director, Mississippi Center for Justice, borlansky@mscenterforjustice.org, 769-230-2838   CFPB Reverses Policy Aimed at Mitigating Perpetual Debt   Today, unfortunately, the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau repealed a 2017 regulation that protected Mississippians from some of the most unscrupulous acts of payday...