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 ...
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 ...
Supreme Court leaves in place Mississippi’s voting ban 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 certain felonies.
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Cruel and unusual? Supreme Court declines to review Mississippi voting ban for convicted felons
WASHINGTON − The Supreme Court declined Monday to decide whether a permanent voting ban on people convicted of felonies in Mississippi is cruel and unusual punishment. The court, in 2023 ...
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 ...
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Fifth Circuit urged to restore Mississippi age verification law for social media platforms
Defending a law that requires social media companies to verify users’ age and obtain parental consent for minors, Mississippi ...
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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 ballot initiative restoration advances in House, again. What the bill would do
The state had dropped to four congressional districts in 2001. In May 2021, the Mississippi Supreme Court ruled in Hawkins-Butler’s favor, putting the state's marijuana ambitions in a temporary ...