03 Aug

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 3, 2022 Contact: Carolyn Clendenin, comms-mcj@rabengroup.com, 347-869-7382 Gov. Reeves’ Decision to End Emergency Rental Assistance Program Is Outrageous and Heartless Jackson, Miss. – Today, Gov. Tate Reeves announced that the state would stop processing applications for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, which helps pay rent...

19 Jul

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 19, 2022  Contact: Carolyn Clendenin, comms-mcj@rabengroup.com MCJ Lawsuit Dismissed in Light of Sale of the Building Housing Mississippi’s Only Abortion Clinic Jackson, Miss. – After the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the Mississippi Center for Justice filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Jackson Women’s...

19 Jul

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 19, 2022  Contact: Courtney Holsworth, comms-mcj@rabengroup.com, (989) 572-8162 Rankin County Sheriff's Department Illegally Withholding Public Records on Three Men Who Died While in the Department’s Custody or During Encounters with the Department Officers  Jackson, Miss. – Today, a journalist with Insider, Inc., with counsel from...

07 Jul

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 7, 2022 Contact: Carolyn Clendenin, comms-mcj@rabengroup.com, 347-869-7382 Jackson Women’s Health Organization Files Petition with MS Supreme Court to Allow Abortion Clinic to Reopen The MS Supreme Court ruled in 1998 that abortion is a right under the MS Constitution Today, the Jackson Women’s Health Organization filed...

27 Jun

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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...

24 Jun

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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,...

15 Jun

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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...

31 May

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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...

26 May

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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...

16 May

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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,...