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Mississippi Asks Supreme Court to Allow Social Media Restrictions for Minors
The state’s attorney general is defending a law that requires parental consent for children to access certain online platforms.
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Trade Group Urges Supreme Court to Block State Law Restricting Minors’ Access to Social Media
A Mississippi law requires parental consent for children to access certain platforms.
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Court Blocks Mississippi From Enforcing DEI Ban in Schools
The plaintiffs, including the Mississippi Association of Educators, claim that the ban violates their free speech rights.
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Court Allows Mississippi Social Media Age Verification Law to Take Effect
The law requiring social media users to verify their age had previously been blocked by a district judge.
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Supreme Court to Review Local Law Barring Preaching in Public Spaces
A federal appeals court previously rejected Gabriel Olivier’s challenge to the Brandon, Mississippi, law.
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Supreme Court Won’t Hear Challenge to Mississippi Ban on Medical Marijuana Ads
A federal appeals court upheld the law in November 2024, finding it was justified because marijuana remains illegal at the federal level.
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Mississippi Supreme Court Rules Transitioning Teen Not Entitled to Name Change
State law allows a minor’s name to be changed only when it is ‘clearly in the best interest of the child,’ the court held.
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Mississippi Governor Signs Law Phasing Out Individual Income Tax
The new legislation cuts the individual income tax rate to 3 percent by 2030. After that, it will decrease every year until it is eliminated.
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City Drops Defamation Lawsuit Against Newspaper for Editorial Criticizing Officials
The decision comes after a court judgment ordering deletion of the editorial triggered concerns about media freedom.
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Supreme Court Won’t Hear Challenge to Mississippi’s Felon Voting Ban
The Fifth Circuit said opponents of the ban should persuade their ‘fellow citizens that the law should change’ instead of asking judges to invalidate it.
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Bird Flu Detected in Mississippi Poultry
There have been more than 125 million cases of bird flu detected in the U.S. in wild aquatic birds, commercial poultry, and backyard flocks since January 2022.
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Mississippi Medical Marijuana Businesses Can’t Advertise: Appeals Court
Marijuana, or cannabis, remains illegal under federal law.
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Indictment Against Jackson Mayor, Others Alleges More Than $80,000 in Bribes
The mayor, who faces five felony counts, says the indictment is politically motivated, with his upcoming mayoral election in January 2025.
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Mississippi Asks Supreme Court to Allow Social Media Restrictions for Minors
The state’s attorney general is defending a law that requires parental consent for children to access certain online platforms.
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Trade Group Urges Supreme Court to Block State Law Restricting Minors’ Access to Social Media
A Mississippi law requires parental consent for children to access certain platforms.
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Court Blocks Mississippi From Enforcing DEI Ban in Schools
The plaintiffs, including the Mississippi Association of Educators, claim that the ban violates their free speech rights.
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Court Allows Mississippi Social Media Age Verification Law to Take Effect
The law requiring social media users to verify their age had previously been blocked by a district judge.
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Supreme Court to Review Local Law Barring Preaching in Public Spaces
A federal appeals court previously rejected Gabriel Olivier’s challenge to the Brandon, Mississippi, law.
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Supreme Court Won’t Hear Challenge to Mississippi Ban on Medical Marijuana Ads
A federal appeals court upheld the law in November 2024, finding it was justified because marijuana remains illegal at the federal level.
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Mississippi Supreme Court Rules Transitioning Teen Not Entitled to Name Change
State law allows a minor’s name to be changed only when it is ‘clearly in the best interest of the child,’ the court held.
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Mississippi Governor Signs Law Phasing Out Individual Income Tax
The new legislation cuts the individual income tax rate to 3 percent by 2030. After that, it will decrease every year until it is eliminated.
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City Drops Defamation Lawsuit Against Newspaper for Editorial Criticizing Officials
The decision comes after a court judgment ordering deletion of the editorial triggered concerns about media freedom.
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Supreme Court Won’t Hear Challenge to Mississippi’s Felon Voting Ban
The Fifth Circuit said opponents of the ban should persuade their ‘fellow citizens that the law should change’ instead of asking judges to invalidate it.
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Bird Flu Detected in Mississippi Poultry
There have been more than 125 million cases of bird flu detected in the U.S. in wild aquatic birds, commercial poultry, and backyard flocks since January 2022.
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Mississippi Medical Marijuana Businesses Can’t Advertise: Appeals Court
Marijuana, or cannabis, remains illegal under federal law.
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Indictment Against Jackson Mayor, Others Alleges More Than $80,000 in Bribes
The mayor, who faces five felony counts, says the indictment is politically motivated, with his upcoming mayoral election in January 2025.
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