28 Jan Supreme Court Allows Trump’s Cruelest New Immigration Rule to Move Forward

Posted at January 28, 2020 in In the News by Mississippi Center for Justice

Court Allows Public Charge Restriction The Trump Administration has spent three years trying to erect a wealth test for green cards. The U.S. Supreme Court has now cleared the way for the Administration to begin enforcing a new rule making it harder for lower-income immigrants to...

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24 Jan Join Our Fight to Fix Mississippi’s Broken Prison System

Posted at January 24, 2020 in In the News by Mississippi Center for Justice

The abysmal condition of Mississippi’s prisons is in the news again after two inmates were beaten to death at Parchman Farm — a location already infamous for brutality and cruelty. Six other inmates have died at Parchman since late December, and here’s the sad truth: what...

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21 Jan Vangela Wade Named as MCJ’s New President and CEO

Posted at January 21, 2020 in In the News, Press Release by Mississippi Center for Justice

The Mississippi Center for Justice Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Vangela M. Wade, a leading attorney and educator, will become its next president and CEO, effective January 15th, 2020. Reilly Morse, who has held the position for the past six years, will...

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11 Jan MCJ Provides Legal Support to Local Affordable Housing Initiatives

Posted at January 11, 2018 in Blog by Mississippi Center for Justice

Not very long ago, the shortage of affordable rental housing was only a concern of those living in the dense population centers of the East and West Coasts. Unfortunately, rising rents and declining household incomes are now crippling low and moderate- income renters here in Mississippi. Meanwhile,...

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10 Oct Barber Plaintiffs Urge Supreme Court to Strike Down Anti-LGBT Mississippi Law

Posted at October 10, 2017 in Press Release by Mississippi Center for Justice

Mississippi plaintiffs in the Barber v. Bryant case, led by civil rights attorney Rob McDuff, along with Mississippi Center for Justice and Lambda Legal, today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down Mississippi House Bill 1523, the discriminatory anti-LGBT legislation that takes effect today. Joining in...

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10 Oct Barber Plaintiffs Urge Supreme Court to Strike Down Anti-LGBT Mississippi Law

Posted at October 10, 2017 in Press Release by Mississippi Center for Justice

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Dana Thomas, Communications Director (c) 601.506.9156 dthomas@mscenterforjustice.org Barber Plaintiffs Urge Supreme Court to Strike Down Anti-LGBT Mississippi Law  Supreme Court petitioned to review one of the most aggressive and sweeping anti-LGBT measures in the nation. (Jackson, October 10, 2017) —Mississippi plaintiffs in the Barber v. Bryant case, led by civil...

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02 Oct Legal Advocates Will Appeal Case Against Anit-LGBT Law HB1523 To Supreme Court

Posted at October 02, 2017 in Press Release by Mississippi Center for Justice

Mississippi civil rights attorney Rob McDuff, along with Mississippi Center for Justice and Lambda Legal, today announced they will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied their en banc petition asking the full court to...

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02 Oct Legal Advocates Will Appeal Case Against Anit-LGBT Law HB1523 To Supreme Court

Posted at October 02, 2017 in Press Release by Mississippi Center for Justice

Mississippi civil rights attorney Rob McDuff, along with Mississippi Center for Justice and Lambda Legal, today announced they will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied their en banc petition asking the full court to...

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31 Aug Legal Representation Critical Component of Recovery for Disaster Victims

Posted at August 31, 2017 in Blog by Mississippi Center for Justice

Watching, along with the rest of America, the catastrophic flooding in Houston, my heart goes out to the people of South Texas as they confront the immediate aftermath of this disaster. Every affected individual captured by the television camera has his/her own unique story. And...

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06 Jul Legal Advocates Urge Full Fifth Circuit to Rehear Case Challenging Anti-LGBT Mississippi Law

Posted at July 06, 2017 in Press Release by Mississippi Center for Justice

(Jackson, July 6, 2017) —Mississippi civil rights attorney Rob McDuff, along with the Mississippi Center for Justice and Lambda Legal, today filed a petition seeking rehearing en banc by the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit after a three-judge panel reversed the...

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