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US officials in Mississippi charged with bribery, conspiracy

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A federal indictment released Thursday revealed the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged the Jackson, Mississippi, mayor, two council members, and the district attorney with conspiracy, bribery, fraud, and money laundering. The post US officials in Mississippi charged with bribery, conspiracy appeared first on JURIST - News.

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Human rights group says Mississippi failed to prevent cervical cancer deaths for black women

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Mississippi state and the US federal governments have neglected to protect black women from cervical cancer deaths in the rural Mississippi Delta region, Southern Rural Black Women’s Initiative for Economic and Social Justice (SRBWI) and Human Rights Watch released in a report on Wednesday.

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“Cruel and unusual? Supreme Court declines to review Mississippi voting ban for convicted felons; Mississippi is one of eleven states that don’t automatically restore voting rights after convicted felons finish their sentences.”

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Supreme Court declines to review Mississippi voting ban for convicted felons; Mississippi is one of eleven states that dont automatically restore voting rights after convicted felons finish their sentences.” ” Maureen Groppe of USA Today has this report.

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DOJ finds routine abuses by Lexington, Mississippi police department

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The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday published their findings of abuse by the police department of Lexington, Mississippi. ” The post DOJ finds routine abuses by Lexington, Mississippi police department appeared first on JURIST - News. Lexington is a small rural town with a population of around 1,600.

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Mississippi civic leaders file a lawsuit against the Mississippi Supreme Court

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Mississippi civic leaders Monday filed a lawsuit against the Mississippi Supreme Court claiming that the state is violating the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the US Constitution. J ustice Leslie King is the fourth Black justice to sit on the Mississippi Supreme Court.

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Thousands stuck in Mississippi jails without trial, MacArthur Justice Center reports

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The Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center at the University of Mississippi School of Law published a report Wednesday identifying thousands of people being held in Mississippi’s county jails while awaiting trial because they cannot afford bail or public defenders unavailable when required.

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US Supreme Court settles water dispute between Tennessee and Mississippi

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The US Supreme Court Monday unanimously sided with Tennessee in a groundwater dispute with Mississippi. The dispute arose out of a Mississippi suit which alleged that the city of Memphis, Tennessee had wrongfully taken water from the Middle Claiborne Aquifer. The state must abide by the doctrine of equitable apportionment.

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