Mississippians Deserve More Freedom in 2025
The ACLU of Mississippi 2025 Legislative Agenda lays out a roadmap for legislators to protect, restore, and grow liberties for every Mississippian.
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DEFENDING THE CIVIL RIGHTS OF ALL MISSISSIPPIANS SINCE 1969
Latest Blog Posts
Taking Pride in Who We Are
When I challenged my school’s sexist dress code, I was fighting not just for my rights, but for self-expression everywhere.
The Reality of Intrusive Law Making: SB 2753
How much of our life should the government govern? According to some Mississippi legislators, the government's reach should extend to control even your visits to the bathroom.
Latest Press Releases
ACLU of Mississippi and Community Groups Demand Justice and Transparency as Trump DOJ Abandons Federal Police Oversight
The American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi, the ACLU, and local partners launched the Seven States Safety Campaign today, filing coordinated public records requests to uncover police misconduct in...
Community Intervenors Seek to Modify Court Order to Establish More Oversight, Accountability for Water System Management
The People's Advocacy Institute (PAI) and Mississippi Poor People's Campaign (MS-PPC) filed a motion today seeking to modify the 2022 Interim Stipulated Order that placed Jackson's water system under the...
ACLU of Mississippi Seeks Damages From City of Lexington and Lexington Police Officers for Wrongful Arrest of Civil Rights Attorney
LEXINGTON, Miss. – The ACLU-MS, JULIAN and Paul Hoffman of UC Irvine School of Law Defending Democracy Clinic and Schonbrun DeSimone Seplow Harris & Hoffman, LLP, filed a complaint against the City of...
LGBTQ Justice Project
For a list of outrageous reasons, legal representation is often difficult for LGBTQ Mississippians to obtain. It is our goal to equip law offices statewide with tools that will cater to this oftentimes vulnerable community.
In the courts
Along with our advocacy, legislative, and public education work, litigation remains one of the fundamental tools with which the ACLU of Mississippi fights for equality and civil rights. See below for more information on the cases we've brought to the courts.
Jill Collen Jefferson v. City of Lexington, et. al
The ACLU of Mississippi filed a complaint, seeking damages for the false arrest, illegal search, malicious prosecution, retaliation, and excessive use of force against our client, Attorney Jill Collen Jefferson.
