FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 27, 2022 Media Contacts: Mississippi Center for Justice: Carolyn Clendenin, 347-869-7382, comms-mcj@rabengroup.com  Center for Reproductive Rights: center.press@reprorights.org Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison: Xenia Kobylarz, (212) 373-2469, xkobylarz@paulweiss.com   Lawsuit Filed to Block Mississippi Trigger Ban  Lawsuit aims to keep abortion legal in Mississippi, arguing abortion bans violate the...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 24, 2022 Contact: comms-mcj@rabengroup.com SCOTUS Abortion Decision Unleashes Dangerous Government Control Over Women’s Bodies, Says Co-Counsel Mississippi Center for Justice Jackson, MS - Today in Dobbs v. Jackson, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in its entirety, enabling states to outlaw abortion.  Vangela M. Wade,...

For Immediate Release June 15, 2022 Press Contact:  Carolyn Clendenin, comms-mcj@rabengroup.com & Jacob Weinberg, jweinberg@democracyforward.org,   Mississippi Parents Sue to Stop $10 Million in Public Funds From Going to Private Schools  Parents for Public Schools claims the Mississippi Legislature’s plan to divert funds violates the State Constitution Jackson, MS — Today, Parents...

For Immediate Release May 31, 2022 Contact: press@lawyerscommittee.org      rmcduff@mscenterforjustice.org Voting and Immigrants’ Rights Groups Settle Lawsuit After Mississippi Legislature Repeals Unconstitutional Provision and Provides Additional Voter Registration Safeguard for Naturalized Citizens Groups to Monitor Implementation of New Safeguard   (Washington, D.C.) – As a result of legislation passed in the...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 26, 2022 Contact: Courtney Holsworth, cholsworth@rabengroup.com, (989) 572-8162 Walmart Awards Grant to Mississippi Center for Justice to Help Black Farmers Keep Their Land Today, the Mississippi Center for Justice announced Walmart awarded the organization a $400,000 grant through the Walmart.org Center for Racial Equity to...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 16, 2022 Contact: Nikita Sibley, nsibley@rabengroup.com, 850-345-7092 Mississippi Center For Justice Responds to Deadly Mass Shooting Against Black Community  Jackson, MS— Vangela M. Wade, president and CEO of the Mississippi Center for Justice, issued the following statement in response to a mass shooting in Buffalo,...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 3, 2022 Contact: Nikita Sibley, nsibley@rabengroup.com, 850-345-7092 Mississippi Center for Justice, Co-Counsel in Dobbs v. Jackson: “Leaked SCOTUS Decision Is A Dark Day for Women”  Jackson, MS - The Supreme Court is poised to allow states to outlaw abortion, according to a written draft of...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 28, 2022 Press Contact: Carolyn Clendenin, comms-mcj@rabengroup.com, 347-869-7382 Black Farmworkers Sue Mississippi Catfish Farm for Racial Discrimination, Lost Job Opportunities, and Abuse of Immigration System to Deny Jobs to U.S. Workers Harris Russell Farms offers yet another example of Mississippi farm owners illegally using the...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 13, 2022 Contact: Donna Ladd (601) 966-0834, donna@mississippifreepress.org   Rob McDuff (601) 259-8484, rmcduff@mscenterforjustice.org    Mississippi House Republican Caucus Illegally Shuts Public & Press Out of Key Policy Meetings, says Mississippi Center for Justice Behind closed doors, Republican House representatives formulate policy without public scrutiny   Late yesterday,...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 3, 2022 Contact: Carolyn Clendenin, comms-mcj@rabengroup.com, 347-869-7382 Passage of Anti-Critical Race Theory Legislation Is An Attack On The Truthful Teaching of History, Says Mississippi Center For Justice Jackson, MS—  Today, Mississippi House legislators passed a bill that they claim will root out critical race theory...