A Jackson mayoral candidate is suing after being disqualified from the upcoming election
Ali M. ShamsidDeen is suing the Jackson Democratic Executive Committee after he was disqualified from running in the upcoming elections.
Supreme Court leaves in place Mississippi’s voting ban for people convicted of some crimes
The Supreme Court on Monday left in place Mississippi’s Jim Crow-era practice of removing voting rights from people convicted of certain felonies, including nonviolent crimes such as forgery and ...
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Jackson mayoral candidate appealing after he was removed from ballot
Ali Shamsiddeen requested that a judge be appointed to preside over a petition appealing the decision to take him off the Municipal Primary Election ballot. The petition claims the City of Jackson ...
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Mississippi ballot initiative measure set to die for fourth straight year
Lawmakers have been unable to agree on restoring the ballot initiative after the state Supreme Court in 2021 ruled it was ...
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Cruel and unusual? Supreme Court declines to review Mississippi voting ban for convicted felons
WASHINGTON − The Supreme Court declined Monday to decide whether a permanent voting ban on people convicted of felonies in Mississippi is cruel and unusual punishment. The court, in 2023, had also ...
Bobby Harrison: Why are private school supporters so afraid of Mississippi voters?
Proponents of spending public funds on private schools are not proponents of letting the people vote on the issue. Their fear ...
After years of controversy, the new CCID Court opens. See who the appointed judges are
Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Mike Randolph appointed three judges to serve the new CCID court, which is set to be ...
Mississippi ballot initiative restoration advances in House, again. What the bill would do
The state House of Representatives is slated to consider giving the public the right to seek ballot initiatives except on ...
Biloxi lawyer spent friend’s $215,000 at casino, bar complaint says. Now, she’s being sued
A woman thought her money would be protected in her attorney friend’s law firm trust account. Here’s what happened.
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Mississippi’s permanent felony voting ban returns to the court
The Petitions of the Week column highlights some of the cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here. In 1974, the Supreme Court ruled t ...
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Cruel and unusual? Supreme Court declines to review Mississippi voting ban for convicted felons
WASHINGTON − The Supreme Court declined Monday to decide whether a permanent voting ban on people convicted of felonies in Mississippi is cruel and unusual punishment. The court, in 2023 ...