19 Feb

Posted at February 19, 2020 in In the News by

S.B. 2257 jeopardizes Medicaid, SNAP, and TANF—health care, food, and economic lifelines for Mississippi's most vulnerable children and families. Two weeks ago, Mississippi officials were arrested for stealing millions of TANF funds meant to help Mississippi's most vulnerable children and families. Yet lawmakers are responding by taking aim at low-income Mississippi...

03 Feb

Posted at February 03, 2020 in In the News by

We the Action recently recognized MCJ’s response to the August 7, 2019, ICE raids in central Mississippi as the organization’s third most popular public project of 2019.  We are deeply grateful to We the Action and to the attorneys nationwide who have so generously volunteered to...

10 Oct

Posted at October 10, 2017 in Press Release by

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...