Court Battles

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.

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Oct 4, 2024

Netchoice v. Fitch

The ACLU of Mississippi filed an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to support upholding a decision that prevents Mississippi from implementing HB 1126.  The law...

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Aug 1, 2023

Javarius Russell v. City of Lexington, et al.

Status: Filed

We filed a lawsuit on behalf of Javarius Russell, an officer for the Jackson Public School District who says his constitutional rights were violated by the Lexington Police Department. Russell is just one...

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Jun 29, 2023

EEECHO,. et al. v. Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board, et al.

Status: Lost appeal

Turkey Creek and the local Black communities that surround it are at risk again due to a proposed industrial military development that would increase flooding, risk toxic exposure from a contaminated...

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May 31, 2023

Disability Rights Mississippi, et al. v. Lynn Fitch, et al.

Status: Victory!

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), Mississippi Center for Justice, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), ACLU-MS and Disability Rights Mississippi (DRMS) filed a federal lawsuit challenging S.B. 2358...

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May 18, 2023

L.B., et al. v. Harrison County School District

Status: Lost

The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Mississippi have filed a lawsuit against Harrison County School District (HCSD) after school officials told a graduating transgender student she could not...

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Apr 24, 2023

Ann Saunders, Sabreen Sharrief, and Dorothy Triplett v. Randolph

Status: In State Supreme Court

Three Jackson residents filed a lawsuit in the Chancery Court of Hinds County asking that court to block the implementation of House Bill 1020 because it violates the Mississippi Constitution. Plaintiffs...

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