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Cruel and unusual? Supreme Court declines to review Mississippi voting ban for convicted felons
Voting rights experts say Mississippi’s restrictions are among the harshest because the state bans voting by first-time offenders who commit non-violent felonies.
Supreme Court leaves in place Mississippi’s voting bar for people convicted of some crimes
The Supreme Court has 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 timber theft.
US Supreme Court rejects challenge to Mississippi lifetime ban on voting by felons
The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a challenge to Mississippi's lifetime ban on voting by people convicted of a wide range of felonies, a policy adopted in 1890 during the Jim Crow era that stands as one of the toughest such restrictions in the nation.
Supreme Court won’t weigh Mississippi’s voting ban for felons
The Supreme Court on Monday said it will not consider whether a Mississippi law banning people convicted of certain felonies from voting should be overturned. The Jim Crow-era practice extends to people convicted of nonviolent crimes,
U.S. Supreme Court takes no action on MS voting laws
MISSISSIPPI, (WCBI) – The U.S. Supreme Court is taking zero action on Mississippi’s voting laws. A group of people who completed their criminal sentences filed a lawsuit seeking the right to vote again. Mississippi law allows the removal of voting rights from people convicted of certain felonies, including nonviolent crimes.
Supreme Court declines to review Mississippi's felon voting ban
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review Mississippi's lifetime voting ban for felons, known as Section 241.
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
New CCID Court opening date set. See when it is
The new Capitol Complex Improvement District Court will now open Monday, a year after its original opening date. The court, ...
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Mississippi’s voting bar for people convicted of some crimes remains
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 ...
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Will new state-appointed Jackson court have city-based jurists? Yes, chief justice decides
The Capitol Complex Improvement District Court opens next week, and three judges with Jackson roots have been appointed to ...
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CCID Court holds opening ceremony in Jackson
The Capitol Complex Improvement District (CCID) Court held an opening ceremony on Friday, January 24. The new court is ...
Mississippi bill limiting men's sexual rights takes aim at laws targeting women
Democratic state Sen. Bradford Blackmon says he's proposing the bill as a political jab at Republicans who support banning ...