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Although the majority of Mississippi residents voted for Initiative 65, the state Supreme Court heard arguments against the initiative in April after Madison Mayor Mary Hawkins Butler filed a lawsuit days before the election.
Butler challenged the state s initiative process, in attempt to block the development of the medical marijuana program, by arguing that Mississippi’s initiative process is outdated and that it should not have been on the ballot.
Here s why the Supreme Court agreed and what s next for the initiative.
Why did the Supreme Court overturn the initiative?
The initiative process, which requires petitioners trying to get any initiative on the ballot to gather one-fifth of signatures from each congressional district, was added to the Mississippi Constitution in the 1990s as Section 273. The state had five congressional districts during the time the initiative was written.
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Gloria Baker, et al. v. Raymond James & Associates Inc., et al., the Mississippi Supreme Court on March 4 reinstated a trial court ruling that Mississippi’s latent-injury discovery-rule exception to the catch-all, three-year limitations period did not apply where the lay plaintiffs, though inexperienced and unsophisticated investors, received monthly account statements showing “substantial losses” on their managed retirement investments. Bradley was part of the team that assisted Raymond James in this signal victory.
The plaintiffs filed suit in 2017, alleging, among other things, a negligence claim against their financial advisor and the advisor’s then-employer Morgan Keegan (now Raymond James). The advisor invested the plaintiffs’ retirement assets from 2002 to 2013. During those years, the plaintiffs received monthly account statements showing substantial losses. The defendants moved for summary judgment based on the three-year statute of limitations, arguing the c
State Supreme Court sides with governor on partial veto
Mississippi’s Supreme Court overturned a lower courts ruling against Governor Reeves about who has control over the state budget.
Posted: Dec 17, 2020 5:55 PM
Updated: Dec 17, 2020 8:29 PM
Posted By: Associated Press
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves acted within his rights when he partially vetoed a budget bill last July, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The decision is a reversal of a chancery court judge s ruling in October.
“Our Constitution and case law are clear that the power exercised by the Governor was granted to the Governor’s office by the people of Mississippi,” the Supreme Court s ruling reads.