JACKSON, Miss. - August 18, 2025, a federal judge ruled in favor of educators and students who are challenging certain provisions of Mississippi’s anti-DEI law, House Bill 1193, holding that the provisions violate the First and Fourteenth Amendments by prohibiting public school discussions of race,...
Free health screenings, haircuts, school supplies, and more available for area families. INDIANOLA, Miss. – The Mississippi Center for Justice (MCJ) announces its annual Back-to-School Bash & Giveaway, a community event to ensure local K-12 students start the academic year healthy, confident, and prepared for success....
The Mississippi Center for Justice is pleased to announce that our President and CEO, Kimberly Jones Merchant, is recognized as one of The Enterprise-Tocsin’s Women of Influence 2025. She is honored alongside other outstanding recipients in a special section of the publication that highlights women...
JACKSON, MISS. – Today, the ACLU of Mississippi, Mississippi Center for Justice, Badat Legal and Quinn, Connor, Weaver, Davies & Rouco LLP, filed a federal lawsuit against the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, Mississippi Community College Board, Mississippi State Board of...
For Immediate Release May 15, 2025 GREENVILLE, MS – Today, five Black U.S. farmworkers from Mississippi sued Gregory Carr for discriminating against them in favor of white foreign workers, costing them thousands of dollars in unpaid wages. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Greenville, Mississippi, by Southern...
For Immediate Release April 16, 2025 JACKSON, Miss. — A federal court yesterday ruled that remedial state Senate maps passed by the Legislature earlier this year still do not remedy unlawful vote dilution in the DeSoto County area. New maps for the area will now be ordered...
By Linda Dixon MCJ's Director of Health Law Reflecting on this blog series, my key takeaway from the posts of our incredible Ambassadors is the urgent need to educate and raise awareness about HIV criminalization laws in Mississippi. These laws fuel stigma, discourage testing, and ignore modern...
"Cause I'm a woman. Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That's Me." - Maya Angelou This Women's History Month, the Mississippi Center for Justice (MCJ) celebrates the extraordinary women who transform our world—not just in history books, but in the daily fight for justice, equality, and hope. Our story is one...
By: Latosha Faulkner Guest Blog When I joined the Mississippi Center for Justice’s (MCJ’s) HIV Is Not A Crime Ambassador Program, my goal was clear: to advocate for people living with HIV, push for updates to Mississippi’s outdated HIV criminalization laws, and ensure that...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 12, 2025 Press Contact: Dr. Tara Y. Wren, Director of Communications Mississippi Center for Justice twren@mscenterforjustice.org (601) 487-7504 Jackson, MS – As the new administration moves to weaken the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Mississippi Center for Justice (MCJ) is stepping in to defend a crucial rule...