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323 ABA Journal Mississippi articles.

Federal judge removes 4 plaintiff and defense attorneys over AI errors

A federal judge in Mississippi on Monday disqualified the plaintiff counsel and the defense counsel after both parties filed briefs with artificial intelligence-generated mistakes in a dispute over attorney fees.

Jun 10, 2026 9:45 AM CDT

State supreme court vacates sanctions against retired NFL player’s defense counsel

The Mississippi Supreme Court has vacated sanctions leveled against one of retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre’s lawyers in a state civil lawsuit involving misspent welfare funds.

Jun 9, 2026 10:24 AM CDT

Supreme Court sides with Mississippi man on death row in racial bias case

The Supreme Court on Thursday tossed the conviction of a Mississippi man sent to death row for his role in the murder of a shopkeeper, finding that his attorneys were not given the proper chance to challenge potential racial bias during jury selection at his trial 20 years ago.

May 28, 2026 11:37 AM CDT

Young lawyers help lead ABA Day

ABA Day is an opportunity for young lawyers to participate in real-life advocacy for important issues impacting lawyers and the practice of law across the country.

Apr 22, 2026 2:17 PM CDT

Supreme Court sides with anti-abortion activist in free speech case

The Supreme Court on Friday ruled unanimously that an anti-abortion activist can challenge a local law that limits protests to a designated area. The law violates free speech rights, he contends.

Mar 20, 2026 9:42 AM CDT

Supreme Court to review Mississippi case on alleged omission of Black jurors

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to review the conviction of a death-row inmate in Mississippi who says prosecutors discriminated by excluding Black jurors during his 2006 trial.

Dec 15, 2025 1:21 PM CST

Supreme Court to decide if mail-in ballots may arrive after Election Day

The Supreme Court announced Monday it would decide whether laws that allow states to count mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day are constitutional, a major case that could upend how elections are run in dozens of states before the midterm elections next year.

Nov 10, 2025 2:19 PM CST

2 federal judges reveal AI use by staff members led to error-riddled opinions

Two federal judges who released opinions that included fake information explained in letters released Thursday that the problems stemmed from staff members’ use of artificial intelligence.

Oct 24, 2025 9:29 AM CDT

After striking deal with Trump, this BigLaw firm worked with liberal groups to secure pro bono wins in 2 cases

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett is one of nine law firms that reached deals with President Donald Trump to provide pro bono hours to causes they support. But that didn’t stop the firm from working with the American Civil Liberties Union and other liberal organizations to secure recent wins in two cases.

Aug 21, 2025 3:27 PM CDT

Supreme Court clears way for Mississippi law requiring parental consent to use social media

The Supreme Court cleared the way for now for a Mississippi law that requires age verification to use social media and parental consent before minors can create accounts, a setback for the technology group that challenged the measure.

Aug 14, 2025 2:09 PM CDT

Who—or what—is to blame for 2 federal judges’ error-filled withdrawn opinions?

The responsibility for substantial errors in opinions recently withdrawn by two federal judges likely lies in the first instance with artificial intelligence, but the buck doesn’t stop there, observers say.

Aug 7, 2025 9:56 AM CDT

‘No further explanation is warranted’ for TRO opinion with made-up allegations, parties, federal judge says

A federal judge who issued an opinion referring to nonexistent allegations, parties and declarations has refused to provide an explanation other than to attribute the problems to “clerical errors.”

Aug 5, 2025 9:32 AM CDT

After second federal judge withdraws error-riddled ruling, litigants seek explanation

Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch has asked a federal judge to explain “significant substantive errors” in a withdrawn opinion and to put the ruling back on the docket.

Jul 30, 2025 11:28 AM CDT

Severed body parts, conspiracy theories and Elvis Presley impersonators featured in Netflix documentary

The Kings of Tupelo: A Southern Crime Saga explores an assassination attempt on former President Barack Obama and how it all tied back to an alleged discovery by an Elvis Presley “tribute artist” of severed body parts in a hospital refrigerator.

Mar 24, 2025 8:57 AM CDT

5th Circuit judge challenges BigLaw firms’ ‘institutional bias’ in opinion

A federal appeals judge is calling out the country’s largest law firms for what he describes as “institutional bias.”

Mar 18, 2025 11:50 AM CDT

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