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Wasting Resources on Lies
The state's leaders prioritize their conservative politicking above all else despite costs to the taxpayer that a federal lawsuit filed by Planned Parenthood after Senate Bill 2238 took effect July …
Education
Mississippi Charter School Challengers Seek Quick Judgment
A group suing over how Mississippi's charter schools are funded and governed is pushing for a quick ruling in the case.
City Must Pick Up the Pieces, Move On
The City of Jackson needs to do whatever it takes to keep from being ruled and stagnated by rumors and lawsuits. And let's be honest, after the lawsuits filed against …
Ariz. Sheriff Aims to Halt Obama Immigration Order
A gadfly attorney and an Arizona county sheriff want to halt President Barack Obama's immigration order in the first courtroom battle over an initiative designed to spare nearly 5 million …
Show Us the Campaign Money—On Time
On Tuesday, April 1, candidates seeking the office of Jackson mayor are required to submit their campaign-finance reports.
Justices: Judge Wrong to Rewrite 42-A Ballot Description
In a split decision Thursday, justices ruled that a Hinds County circuit judge should not have rewritten the ballot title for an alternative initiative, also dealing with school funding, that …
Sen. Thad Cochran Weds Kay Webber in Gulfport
U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran — the Mississippi Republican whose 2014 primary campaign drew national attention over an aspiring blogger's photos of his bedridden wife — has married his longtime aide, …
Man Charged with Putting Noose on Statue to Plead Guilty
A man charged with hanging a noose around a college statue dedicated to integration and diversity is going to plead guilty.
Education
Atheist Group Renews Suit on Rankin School Prayer
A student supported by an atheist group says the Rankin County school district is still violating a ban on school prayer.
SCOTUS Doesn't Meddle in 'Right to Lie'
Political speech laws have come into question after today’s Supreme Court decision on Susan B. Anthony List v. Driehaus, which dealt with an Ohio law prohibiting false speech in campaign …
State
Hinds County Wants More Time to Fix Problems at Jail
A Mississippi county has asked a federal judge for more time to address problems at its detention center.
Running with the Young Guns
I just typed "04" in the date for this file and then corrected myself. It's that time of year again. After our week off for the holidays, we're back and …
[Balko] Should Suing Bad Prosecutors Be Legal?
Should prosecutors who manufacture evidence be susceptible to lawsuits?
The Hidden Hands in Redistricting: Corporations and Other Powerful Interests
Their names suggest selfless dedication to democracy. Fair Districts Mass. Protect Your Vote. The Center for a Better New Jersey. And their stated goals are unarguable: In the partisan fight …
Creating a Spectacle
At 7:05 a.m. Aug. 2, Republican Executive Committee Chairman Pete Perry received an urgent call from a poll worker at the Wynndale Precinct in Terry. The poll worker told him …
DOJ weighs in on JATRAN
The U.S. Department of Justice has intervened on a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Jackson, buttressing accusations of the inaccessibility of Jackson's public bus system. The lawsuit, filed …
Barbour Doesn't Support Minimum Wage
No kidding, eh? Check out his reasoning, as reported by The Clarion-Ledger today:
National
Who Are the 47 Percent?
Last week, a videographer caught Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney in an unguarded moment during a political fundraiser.
The Clarion-Ledger ‘Forgot' Dee-Moore Case
OK, Ledger, at least be honest in your assessment of "cold case" efforts in this country. You may have done some good work in the past when you used to …
New Allegation Made Against Zimmerman in Court
George Zimmerman's girlfriend said he tried to choke her about a week ago during an altercation that wasn't initially reported to police, a prosecutor told a judge Tuesday during his …
