Mississippi
263 ABA Journal Mississippi articles.
Some states are changing the rules for peremptory challenges—and in one case, eliminating them altogether—in an effort to eliminate racial bias in jury selection.
Dec 22, 2021 3:32 PM CST
DOJ closes Emmett Till investigation
The U.S. Department of Justice has closed its reopened investigation into the 1955 murder of Emmett Till, the 14-year-old Black youth tortured and shot…
Dec 10, 2021 3:17 PM CST
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday that abortion providers can sue over a Texas abortion law that authorizes private parties to sue anyone who aids an abortion performed after about six weeks of pregnancy.
Dec 10, 2021 9:30 AM CST
The six conservative justices on the U.S. Supreme Court appeared ready Wednesday to end the viability dividing line for abortion rights.
Dec 1, 2021 2:52 PM CST
On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which involves a Mississippi law prohibiting abortions after the 15th week of pregnancy.
Nov 30, 2021 9:06 AM CST
The U.S. government and class action representatives have reached “an agreement in principle” to settle a lawsuit contending that PACER fees are excessive.
Nov 17, 2021 10:39 AM CST
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at New Orleans on Saturday granted an emergency motion to stay the federal government’s vaccine mandate for larger employers pending expedited judicial review.
Nov 8, 2021 9:27 AM CST
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear two challenges to the Texas abortion law on an expedited basis and set oral arguments for Nov. 1.
Oct 22, 2021 2:26 PM CDT
The former director of advocacy at the Mississippi College School of Law claims in a recent federal court filing she was constructively terminated from the position, partially because of what she said about job security for non-tenure track faculty during an ABA site evaluation.
Oct 21, 2021 2:57 PM CDT
Is the U.S. Supreme Court’s “
shadow docket” of emergency orders and summary decisions being misused in a way that undermines the court’s legitimacy? Or are Democrats who are criticizing the docket trying to intimidate the justices?
Sep 30, 2021 12:59 PM CDT
The ABA filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday that asks justices to uphold
Roe v. Wade and adhere to its precedent recognizing the right to an abortion prior to the viability of the fetus when it hears a case scheduled for the October term.
Sep 20, 2021 4:40 PM CDT
Many of the briefs seeking to overturn the constitutional right to abortion established in
Roe v. Wade are citing early misgivings about the decision by the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Aug 10, 2021 8:59 AM CDT
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn
Roe v. Wade in
a pending case challenging the state’s ban on most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
Jul 23, 2021 9:16 AM CDT
Arizona officials have “gone to considerable lengths to revive the state’s mothballed gas chamber,” according to
a recently released report by the Guardian.
Jun 7, 2021 9:02 AM CDT
Children in New York can be charged as juvenile delinquents beginning at age 7, which explains why a boy of that age could be charged with rape in March in upstate Brasher Falls, New York.
Jun 4, 2021 12:24 PM CDT
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