From holding police accountable to defending voting rights, 2023 was a busy year! Here's a quick look at how we showed up to defend civil rights in Mississippi this year, and a sneak peek at how we plan to continue the fight in 2024.
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House Bill 1523 is unique in its scope and breadth. No other state allows such wide-ranging discrimination against same-sex couples, transgender people, single parents, and all unmarried people regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.
Host Cyrus Webb welcomed ACLU of MS Legal Director Charles Ivin to #ConversationsLIVE to discuss his work in bringing people together, what the ACLU of MS has been involved in and the groundbreaking win in Biloxi recently dealing with ?debtors’ prison?.