Death row inmate asks Supreme Court to hear oral arguments
JACKSON – Attorneys for death row inmate Charles Ray Crawford want the state’s highest court to hear oral arguments in the ...
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Court dismisses McComb attorney’s appeal in murder case
The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled against a McComb attorney’s appeal to disqualify a special judge appointed in his case.
JAMA study finds 22,180 more births in first 14 states that restricted abortion
The first 14 states that restricted abortion after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade in June 2022 delivered 22,181 ...
Court upholds man’s conviction for killing Jackson firefighter
The Mississippi Supreme Court affirmed the conviction of the man who was sentenced in the 2020 shooting death of a Jackson ...
Ex-Deputy Describes Rampant Violence by Mississippi ‘Goon Squad’
From a prison cell, one former deputy recounted how illegal searches and brutal beatings were used for years to help make ...
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Conviction, sentence upheld of former MDOC man convicted of sexual crimes with minor
JACKSON, Miss. (WDAM) - A former probation officer will remain jailed after the Mississippi Supreme Court affirmed his 2022 ...
Supreme Court upholds conviction of man sentenced for killing Jackson firefighter
A Jackson man sentenced to life in prison for killing a Jackson firefighter has had his conviction upheld by the Mississippi Supreme Court. On Thursday, justices affirmed a Hinds County jury’s ...
Advocates push for Medicaid expansion in holdout Alabama
The Affordable Care Act called for states to expand Medicaid programs, but the Supreme Court made it optional.
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Mississippi Blues Marathon celebrates B.B. King, Medgar Evers
The 2025 Mississippi Blues Marathon will honor two of the state’s famous sons: B.B. King and Medgar Evers. Both men would ...
Former Mississippi sheriff’s deputy describes rampant violence by ‘Goon Squad’
Rankin County deputies regularly entered homes without warrants, beat people to get information and illegally seized evidence ...
Mississippi Judge Orders Newspaper To Take Down Editorial Criticizing City Board for Secrecy
A Mississippi state judge ordered a newspaper to remove an editorial criticizing city officials from its website, a move that ...
MS public universities, colleges face defunding after U.S. Department of Ed sends out letter
The letter informs public institutions that assessments will take place to determine compliance with new interpretations of ...