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5th Circuit panel denies JPD detective’s qualified immunity claim in all but one instance
The 5th Circuit panel ruled that qualified immunity won’t protect a JPD detective in a wrongfull arrest lawsuit.
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Judge allows consumer groups to defend CFPB overdraft rule
Consumer advocates MyPath and the Mississippi Center for Justice have been allowed to intervene in a banking industry lawsuit ...
Sarasota woman arrested in hit-and-run that killed 2 kids, left mother in coma faces judge
The 72-year-old woman accused in the Sarasota hit-and-run crash that killed two young children and critically injured their ...
Robert Clark, Mississippi's first Black lawmaker after Civil Rights era, dies at 96
LEXINGTON, Miss. -- Robert G. Clark, who was elected in 1967 as Mississippi's first Black lawmaker of the 20th century and rose to the second-highest leadership role in the state House of ...
Judge rebuffs Trump firing, orders MSPB chairwoman restored to post
A judge on Tuesday restored Cathy Harris to her job as chairwoman of the federal Merit Systems Protection Board, ruling that ...
Judge Says Trump Can’t Fire Chair of Federal Worker Board Without Cause
Cathy Harris had sued to block her dismissal from the panel that handles government employee disputes. Employees swept up in ...
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‘Suspicious’ Judge Scolds Fani Willis for Hiding Correspondence With Jack Smith Over Trump Prosecution
A dressing down in court for the district attorney of Georgia’s Fulton County, Fani Willis, brings her one step closer to ...
Justice Department is reviewing prosecution of Colorado clerk who supported Trump’s election lies
The Department of Justice is backing a former county election clerk in Colorado who was convicted for her role in allowing supporters of President Donald Trump to access ...
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Judge's ruling gives Legislature permission to meet behind closed doors - Mississippi Today
Hinds County Chancellor Dewayne Thomas recently affirmed the ruling of the Mississippi Ethics Commission that the state Legislature is not covered by the open meetings law and thus can meet behind ...
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The juvenile charged with the stabbing of a local pre-school teacher will be tried as an adult
By Shannon Lukens. The person charged with the alleged stabbing of preschool teacher Kylie Leggett in April of 2024, will be tried as an adult in District Court. Judge Brittany A. Schneider issued the ...
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DOGE cuts 13 real estate contracts, federal offices in Mississippi. Where are they?
According to the DOGE savings website, 13 real estate contracts, including IRS and Social Security offices in Mississippi ...
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Judge’s ruling gives Legislature permission to meet behind closed doors
To exclude the Mississippi Legislature from the requirement of meeting in public seems questionable considering that the Legislature appropriates more public money than any entity in the state. And ...