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<p>The framers of the state's voting laws were explicit in their intention to use the law to strip as many Black men of their right to vote as possible. A federal court recently ruled that the law, amended with nominally color-blind language, is acceptable. </p>
A conservative federal appeals court has upheld Mississippi's removal of voting rights from people convicted of certain felonies.
Hinds County Chancery Judge Crystal Wise Martin asked attorneys from both sides for proposed finding of facts to be turned in by Monday
A Mississippi mother testified Tuesday that her child’s public school is harmed by the state putting $10 million of federal pandemic relief money into infrastructure grants for private schools.
The suit argues that the Legislature violated Section 208 of the State Constitution by appropriating $10 million to private schools. In June, Parents for Public Schools, Inc. (PPS), represented by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Mississippi, Mississippi Center for Justice, and Democrac