02 Aug

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Contact: Sharon Morris smorris@mscenterforjustice.org Direct Line: 769-230-2835 Mississippi consumer protection attorney tapped for education committee (Jackson, Miss.) – Whitney Barkley, consumer protection staff attorney for the Mississippi Center for Justice, has been selected to serve on the U.S. Department of Education’s negotiated rulemaking committee on gainful employment. The committee...

15 May

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Roberta Avila Steps Coalition 228-229-8552 Reilly Morse Mississippi Center for Justice 228-383-3348 Diane Glauber Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law 202-662-8303 Coalition: HUD Reports Confirm Port’s Jobs Failures Gulfport Community Organizations Call for New Direction (May 15 2013) Two separate reports just issued by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development have found...

09 May

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Jack Mazurak, UMMC Public Affairs Phone: 601-984-1970 jmazurak@umc.edu Sharon Morris, Mississippi Center for Justice Phone: 769-230-2835 smorris@mscenterforjustice.org   Mississippi’s First-Ever Medical-Legal Partnership to empower people living with HIV/AIDS Mississippi Center for Justice and University of Mississippi Medical Center Partner to Provide Critical Legal Services to Vulnerable Population (Jackson, Miss.) – Today, the Mississippi Center...

18 Jul

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For-Profit College Deceived Students and Impeded Job Opportunities to Gain Revenue Jackson, Miss. - July, 18, 2012 - Today, Mississippi Center for Justice, in collaboration with Warren L. Martin, Jr., P.A. and Kenya R. Martin, LLC, filed a formal complaint against Virginia College, LLC in a case involving...

25 Jun

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Media Advisory Contact: Sharon G. Morris Office: 601-352-2269 sgarrison@mscenterforjustice.org Issue brief stresses importance of consumer protections in ACA Federal health reform offers improved access to care for Mississippi children and families (Jackson, Miss.) – Federal health reform offers Mississippi important opportunities to improve insurance coverage and access to healthcare for the state’s...

17 Feb

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MEDIA ADVISORY Contact: Sharon Garrison sgarrison@mscenterforjustice.org Office: 601-352-2269 (Jackson, Miss.) –Jackson Housing Authority, Regions bank and Mississippi Center for Justice will host a clinic to provide free assistance to homeowners who are behind on their mortgages. “Home foreclosures displace families and cause entire communities to decline,” said Rieko Wells of...

02 Feb

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For Immediate Release Media Advisory LEGAL ADVOCATES FIGHT POVERTY CAUSED BY BP OIL SPILL DISASTER Experts discuss hard-hit coastal communities and the ways to seek economic justice What: The long-term ramifications to already-depressed industries and communities will require federal support, effective solutions, and the expertise that only local legal...