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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19 Nov Law enforcement looks to educate, recruit during Pathways2Possibilities

Posted at November 19, 2014 in In the News by Mississippi Center for Justice

GulfLive.com Warren Kulo BILOXI, Mississippi -- Law enforcement agencies have perhaps the largest presence at the Pathways2Possibilities career expo going on this week at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum Convention Center. No less than 10 agencies are present, including units from the office of Mobile County Sheriff Sam Cochran,...

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19 Nov Law enforcement looks to educate, recruit during Pathways2Possibilities

Posted at November 19, 2014 in In the News by Mississippi Center for Justice

GulfLive.com Warren Kulo BILOXI, Mississippi -- Law enforcement agencies have perhaps the largest presence at the Pathways2Possibilities career expo going on this week at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum Convention Center. No less than 10 agencies are present, including units from the office of Mobile County Sheriff Sam Cochran,...

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13 Nov Analysis: Judge likely will overturn gay marriage ban

Posted at November 13, 2014 in In the News by Mississippi Center for Justice

Clarion Ledger Emly Le Coz If U.S. District Judge Carlton W. Reeves doesn't grant the preliminary injunction sought against Mississippi's gay marriage ban, it will surprise most of the people in his courtroom on Wednesday. Reeves grilled the state's defense of its gay marriage ban on almost every...

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31 Oct For-profit college rules stir fierce debate

Posted at October 31, 2014 in In the News by Mississippi Center for Justice

Forbes.com James Marshall Crotty The new for-profit college rules announced this week by the U.S. Department of Education have elicited vehement detractors from both sides of the debate, who believe that the regulations either go too far or don’t go far enough. The Mississippi Center for Justice,...

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