Mississippi, Supreme Court

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 offenders who commit non-violent felonies.
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 people convicted of nonviolent crimes,
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 a wide range of felonies, a policy adopted in 1890 during the Jim Crow era that stands as one of the toughest such restrictions in the nation.
Supreme Court declines to review Mississippi's felon voting ban
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review Mississippi's lifetime voting ban for felons, known as Section 241.
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
Supreme Court leaves in place Mississippi’s voting bar for people convicted of some crimes
The Supreme Court on Monday left in place Mississippi’s Jim Crow-era practice of removing voting rights from people convicted of certain felonies, including nonviolent crimes such as
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State Supreme Court won’t hear Mississippi Today’s appeal in case versus former Governor Phil Bryant
“The Mississippi Supreme Court’s decision not to hear our appeal is disappointing, but it does not change our arguments or diminish our confidence. We are prepared to continue this fight in ...
CCID court judges, prosecutors picked but unknown to public until court start date. Why?
Supreme Court Chief Justice Mike Randolph has picked a CCID court judge to hear cases but will not disclose who it is before the court opens.
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Ordinarily, when a party loses in federal district court they can immediately appeal the decision. But Mr. Noor was barred ... the jury to decide for life instead of death. The Mississippi ...
Mississippi bill limiting men's sexual rights takes aim at laws targeting women
Democratic state Sen. Bradford Blackmon says he's proposing the bill as a political jab at Republicans who support banning ...
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Supreme Court Grants Review in Mississippi Abortion Case
I’m very glad to see that the Supreme Court has (at last!) granted review of the state of Mississippi’s certiorari ... “[b]efore viability,” and its decision relied on the fact that ...