Mississippi Senate passes DEI ban, setting up negotiation with House
The Mississippi Senate has passed a bill that would eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs from the state’s ...
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Cruel and unusual? Supreme Court declines to review Mississippi voting ban for convicted felons
WASHINGTON − The Supreme Court declined Monday to decide whether a permanent voting ban on people convicted of felonies in Mississippi is cruel and unusual punishment. The court, in 2023 ...
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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 ... been asked to overturn the state’s voting ban for some felonies, though the cases used ...
Mississippi House advances bill that would ban DEI in public schools
Mississippi House Republicans advanced a bill that would shutter DEI programs in all of the state’s public schools, ban ...
DEI soon to be DOA? Mississippi lawmakers aim to ban program in state’s universities
With President Donald Trump elevating bans of diversity, equity and inclusion programs to the top of national Republicans’ education agenda, Mississippi lawmakers are working to shutter DEI across the ...
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US Supreme Court rejects challenge to Mississippi lifetime ban on voting by felons
The provision was adopted in 1890 during Jim Crow era Lower court rejected a lawsuit challenging the policy Plaintiffs argued that the policy violates US Constitution Jan 27 (Reuters) - The U.S ...
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Mississippi House Advances Bill That Would Ban DEI in Public Schools
Mississippi House Advances Bill That Would Ban DEI in Public Schools Mississippi ... awareness or understanding of issues related to “race, sex, color, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual ...