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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Mississippi ballot initiative restoration advances in House, again. What the bill would do
The state House of Representatives is slated to consider giving the public the right to seek ballot initiatives except on abortion and  other issues.
New CCID Court opening date set. See when it is
The CCID Court was initially established through a controversial piece of legislation in 2023: House Bill 1020. The court was ...
Column: No one polices men’s bodies the way we police women’s bodies
As President Trump takes a hammer to reproductive rights, a Mississippi legislator proposes making it illegal to ejaculate ...
Reuters6 天
US Supreme Court rejects challenge to Mississippi lifetime ban on voting by felons
The provision was adopted in 1890 during Jim Crow era Lower court rejected a lawsuit challenging the policy Plaintiffs argued that the policy violates US Constitution Jan 27 (Reuters) - The U.S ...
The Hill5 天
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 ...
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Mississippi bill proposes surgical castration for some sex offenders
A proposed penalty to Mississippi’s rape law may punish certain criminals in ways that raise constitutional issues. Under Mississippi law, adults convicted of ...
SCOTUSblog7 天
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 ...