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Jackson, Miss. - The ACLU of Mississippi is troubled by the murder of yet another Black transgender woman, Dominique Jackson. Jackson was found in a car, shot to death on January 25th.
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Jackson, Miss. – Mississippians should not be disenfranchised for simply not voting in an election. Yet, the State Senate advanced SB 2588, legislation that would force election commissioners to remove voters from the voter rolls for simply not voting.
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JACKSON, Miss. – The ACLU of Mississippi is working with local law enforcement and officials to address homelessness in Jackson and Hinds County.
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President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday nominated Pennsylvania health secretary Rachel Levine for assistant secretary of health at HHS, making her the first openly transgender federal official to be up for Senate confirmation.
The ACLU of Mississippi is hosting a virtual town hall specifically to address the needs and concerns of Mississippi's immigrants as a new administration takes office in the United States.
The ACLU of Mississippi is warning public officials that by blocking members of the public from their official social media accounts, they are violating the First Amendment.