Mississippi, Supreme Court

Supreme Court leaves in place Mississippi’s voting bar 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, including nonviolent crimes such as forgery and timber theft.
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 Declines Mississippi Voting Rights Challenge
The U.S. Supreme Court chose not to review a challenge to Mississippi's lifetime voting ban on individuals convicted of certain felonies. Created in 1890, the ban disenfranchises people even after serving their sentences and disproportionately affects Black individuals.
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.
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 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,
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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Hits Trump Lawyer With Devastating Question At Immunity Hearing
Marbury against Madison, Mississippi against Johnson, discussed this broad immunity principle that — JUSTICE KETANJI BROWN JACKSON: So what was up with the pardon? What was up with the pardon ...
Biden set records for appointing diverse federal judges. Here’s what that looks like.
Originally published by The 19th. The Michigan Advance is part of The 19th Reporting Network. During Joe Biden’s four years as president, he and Senate Democrats prioritized diversity at an ...
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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson opens up about her Broadway debut: ‘Anything is possible’
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is opening up about fulfilling her lifelong dream of performing on Broadway, saying it’s a chance to “remind people that justices are human beings.” ...
Ketanji Brown Jackson takes boxing lessons to deal with Supreme Court stress
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson revealed in an interview that she relieves stress by taking boxing lessons.
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Supreme Court seems open to age checks for online porn; Virginia has similar law
Other states with similar laws include Tennessee, Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi ... asked Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. Justice Elena Kagan raised the concerns of possible ...