A Message from Linda Dixon, Director of Health Law at Mississippi Center for Justice It’s time to prevent more Mississippi women from dying before, during, and after pregnancy. Too many of our friends, colleagues, and neighbors can share stories of loved ones who died from complications...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 27, 2023 Press Contact: Courtney Farrell, cfarrell@rabengroup.com, 989-572-8162 House Bill 1020 is Blatant Power Grab to Usurp Elected Officials and Dilute Black Representation in Hinds County, says Mississippi Center for Justice Jackson, Miss. – On Wednesday, the Mississippi House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 20, 2023 CONTACT comms-mcj@rabengroup.com Lee County Circuit Court Affirms City of Tupelo’s Plan to Build Affordable Housing Jackson, Miss – The Lee County Circuit Court affirmed the City of Tupelo’s decision to approve construction of Flowerdale Commons, a planned affordable housing community which is designed to...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 28, 2022 Contact: Courtney Farrell, comms-mcj@rabengroup.com, (989) 572-8162 Mississippi Center for Justice is Filing Petition With U.S. Supreme Court to Review Challenge to Racist Felon Disfranchisement Provision in Mississippi’s 1890 Constitution Jackson, MS— Today the Mississippi Center for Justice is filing a petition with the...
For Immediate Release October 13, 2022 Contact: Nik Sibley, comms-mcj@rabengroup.com, 850-345-7092 Hearing Update: The Illegal Funneling of $10 Million in Public Funds to Private Schools Today, the Hinds County Chancery Court ruled that the Mississippi Legislature illegally attempted to funnel $10 million in public funds into private schools. The...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 6, 2022 Press Contacts: Mississippi Center for Justice Courtney Farrell, comms-mcj@rabengroup.com, 989-572-8162 MacArthur Justice Center Cliff Johnson, cliff.johnson@macarthurjustice.org, 601-940-1357 Mississippi Alliance for Public Safety (MAPS) Lea Campbell, contactmsrising@gmail.com, 228-219-1548 MISSISSIPPI CENTER FOR JUSTICE & MACARTHUR JUSTICE CENTER SECURE COURT OVERSIGHT TO OVERHAUL JACKSON POLICE ROADBLOCK POLICY JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI – Today, the...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 24, 2022 Contact: comms-mcj@rabengroup.com Federal Court of Appeals Upholds Mississippi’s 1890 Felon Disfranchisement Law Mississippi Center for Justice plans to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court Jackson, MS— Today the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a provision in Mississippi’s racist 1890 Constitution that permanently...
Jackson, MS - The Mississippi Department of Education held a hearing Friday, Jan. 28, on its proposed changes to the state’s social studies standards. The department had suggested removing the names of critical civil rights figures – like Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks...
The Mississippi Center for Justice on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022, delivered to Gov. Tate Reeves and key Mississippi legislative leaders a letter that condemns the push to stop educators from teaching the truth in history classrooms. A PDF of the letter can be found here....
There’s a divisive political issue making its way through the Mississippi Legislature this session and, if passed into law, our children will be those most affected. Bills have been filed with the purpose of erasing the history of race and racism from school textbooks and...
