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The Mississippi Supreme Court chief justice cannot be sued over a state law that requires him to appoint some judges in the capital city of Jackson. That's according to a
The Mississippi Supreme Court chief justice cannot be sued over a state law that requires him to appoint some judges in the capital city of Jackson, a federal judge wrote Thursday in a ruling that also condemned violence in the city. U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate did not address residents' constitutional rights in his ruling, saying he will do that later. Wingate cited the principle of judicial immunity, which prevents judges from being sued for most of their official acts, as he removed Chi
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Calcasieu Correctional Center booking report for May 29, 2023.
Attorneys spent nearly three hours presenting cases on HB 1020, but court broke for lunch without yet discussing the merits of the legal challenge.
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A hearing is slated in a federal challenge to the law on May 22.