18 Feb Payday lending: The lie that binds

Posted at February 18, 2015 in In the News by Mississippi Center for Justice

Roll Call Reilly Morse The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s imminent reform of the payday lending industry is welcome news for millions of families burdened by the industry’s exploitative practices in my home state of Mississippi and across the country. Payday lenders have caused more than their share of...

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14 Feb Reilly Morse: Let’s have fairness for all in short-term lending

Posted at February 14, 2015 in In the News by Mississippi Center for Justice

Sun Herald Reilly Morse If ever there were a case for a national response to a consumer problem, it is in the realm of payday lending. These abusive short-term loan stores populate nearly every strip of storefront of nearly every main thoroughfare along the Mississippi Coast. Until...

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14 Feb Mississippi needs relief from payday lenders, consumer advocates say

Posted at February 14, 2015 in In the News by Mississippi Center for Justice

Sun Herald Anita Lee New federal regulations could put breaks on industry that has found ways around state rules Consumer advocates say they are relying on the federal government to loosen the grip of payday lenders on Mississippi residents least able to afford the fees. The federal Consumer Financial...

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08 Jan Expungement clinic to be offered

Posted at January 08, 2015 in In the News by Mississippi Center for Justice

The Bolivar Commercial Anne Hart Preus The Mississippi Center for Justice will hold an expungement clinic at the Center for Community and Economic Development/Delta State on Jan. 14-15 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. to help those in the Delta clear their arrest and conviction records. The clinic...

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01 Jan Supreme Court decision upholds key part of housing act

Posted at January 01, 2015 in In the News by Mississippi Center for Justice

Mississippi Public Broadcasting Evelina Burnett Mississippi housing advocates are cheering a Supreme Court decision last week that they say upholds a crucial part of the more than 45-year-old Fair Housing Act. MPB’s Evelina Burnett has more. Listen to audio here. The decision last Thursday upheld a piece of the...

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23 Dec Wishes for change in 2015

Posted at December 23, 2014 in In the News by Mississippi Center for Justice

JacksonFreePress.com Donna Ladd "Be the change." Those are three such simple words, yet so powerful. Gandhi's call for each of us to just go become the change we want to see around us is truly the first step to creating stronger communities and bridging the division we've...

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17 Dec Pre-Law Magazine names UM Law Clinic as one of nation’s most innovative

Posted at December 17, 2014 in In the News by Mississippi Center for Justice

Law.Olemiss.edu Jillian Steptoe OXFORD, Miss.–The University of Mississippi School of Law’s Pro Bono Initiative was recognized by preLaw magazine as one the nation’s top 25 most innovative law school clinics. PreLaw magazine recently released a ranking which honored law school clinics based on innovation in subject matter, structure...

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28 Nov Vietnamese fisherman shares challenges facing the industry

Posted at November 28, 2014 in In the News by Mississippi Center for Justice

Fox Carolina Steve Phillips MISSISSIPPI SOUND (WLOX) - A network of community groups hosted an event this past week, calling attention to the challenges facing commercial fishermen. The annual outing is called Come Fish off My Boat. Scientists and researchers spent eight hours aboard a Vietnamese shrimp boat....

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25 Nov Whose insurance covers oil spills?

Posted at November 25, 2014 in In the News by Mississippi Center for Justice

Nerd Wallet Alice Holbrook When you think of oil spills like Exxon Valdez and Deepwater Horizon – which hit the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 – images of oil-slicked birds are probably some of the first that come to mind. But wildlife aren’t the only ones hurt by...

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20 Nov Graphic novel teaching history at Leflore schools

Posted at November 20, 2014 in In the News by Mississippi Center for Justice

Washington Times DAVID MONROE GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) - Leflore County High School is using a graphic novel based on the life of U.S. Rep. John Lewis to help teach civil rights history. The school received a donation of more than 500 copies of “March: Book One” from the...

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