DEI, Mississippi

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 universities.
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 state’s higher education system.
DEI ban passes MS Senate. See who will be impacted
A day after the Mississippi House of Representatives passed a ban on DEI programs and materials within al public and private schools, the Mississippi Senate passed a similar ban bill on DEI in public universities and colleges.
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 certain concepts from being taught in classrooms and dictate how schools define gender.
DEI ban closer to reality in Mississippi. ‘We’re refocusing on excellence,’ lawmaker says
The Senate bill defines DEI as any effort to influence the composition of the faculty or student body with reference to “race, sex, color, or ethnicity, apart from ensuring colorblind and sex-neutral admissions and hiring in accordance with state and federal anti-discrimination laws.
Election Law Blog13d
“Cruel and unusual? Supreme Court declines to review Mississippi voting ban for convicted felons”
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, had also rejected a ...
The Hill13d
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 ...
U.S. News & World Report11d
‘Make It Happen’: Mississippi Legislature Pushes to Ban DEI as Political Pressure Mounts
‘Make It Happen’: Mississippi Legislature Pushes to Ban DEI as Political Pressure Mounts ... or understanding of issues related to race, sex or other federally protected classes.” ...