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Federal judge temporarily blocks closure of lone Mississippi abortion clinic
April 17, 2013 by Blake Lynch
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi on Monday extended an injunction blocking Mississippi from revoking the license of the state's only abortion clinic. In seeking to close down the clinic, Mississippi is attempting to enforce House Bill 1390, a 2012 state.... [more]
Congress offered Native Americans land west of Mississippi River [this day at law]
March 26, 2013 by Zachariah Rivenbark
On March 26, 1804, the US Congress passed an act containing a provision that offered Native Americans the option of relocating to lands west of the Mississippi River. Section 15 of "An Act erecting Louisiana into two territories, and providing for the temporary government thereof" allowed US.... [more]
Mississippi passed voter ID requirement [this day at law]
November 8, 2012 by Katherine Bacher
On November 8, 2011, Mississippi voters passed the Mississippi Identification Petition by a referendum vote. The bill required voters to show government-issued identification in order to vote. The law states that those who do not have ID can be issued one for free; however, required documents may.... [more]
Mississippi joins lawsuit challenging immigration policy directive
October 11, 2012 by Brandon Gatto
Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant on Wednesday joined a federal lawsuit challenging a policy directive to defer the deportation of young illegal immigrants. The claim, filed by Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach on behalf of 10 agents of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) against.... [more]
Mississippi voter ID law delayed pending federal review
October 3, 2012 by Maureen Cosgrove
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood announced Tuesday that the state's voter identification law will not take effect before the November 6 election. The new legislation, which would require voters to show photo ID to vote in any election in the state, must be approved by the US Department of.... [more]
DNA evidence confirmed buried body as Emmett Till [this day at law]
August 26, 2012 by Kimberly Bennett
On August 26, 2005, DNA evidence confirmed that the remains buried in a Chicago grave were in fact those of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old African American boy who was murdered in Mississippi in 1955 for allegedly flirting with a white woman. The two men charged with Till's murder were acquitted by an.... [more]
Mississippi church challenges city zoning ordinance
August 10, 2012 by Sung Un Kim
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Wednesday heard arguments in the challenge brought by a Mississippi church against a municipal ordinance that bans churches from the city's town square. The Opulent Life Church, a Southern Baptist congregation of 18 members, sought a a preliminary.... [more]
Federal judge allows more time for abortion clinic to comply with new law
July 15, 2012 by Jaimie Cremeans
The US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi on Friday ordered that the state's new abortion law could take effect, but ordered that the state not prosecute the plaintiff, Jackson Women's Health Organization (JWHO), for continued operation of the clinic while it is in the.... [more]
Federal judge extends block on Mississippi abortion law
July 12, 2012 by Michael Haggerson
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi on Wednesday extended his prior injunction blocking a controversial Mississippi abortion law that was scheduled to go into effect July 1. The judge issued the initial temporary injunction earlier this month. The judge plans.... [more]
Federal judge blocks Mississippi abortion law
July 2, 2012 by Rebecca DiLeonardo
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi on Sunday issued a temporary injunction blocking a controversial Mississippi abortion law that was scheduled to go into effect July 1. The new law requires that all physicians performing abortions at a clinic be a licensed.... [more]
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