Latest Media Releases/Statements

The ACLU of Mississippi can accommodate journalist inquiries into local and national issues affecting civil rights in Mississippi. To speak with an ACLU expert, please email comms@aclu-ms.org or call (601) 354-3408.

Filter Press

ACLU of Mississippi Receives $1 Million from W.K. Kellogg Foundation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Morgan Miller, 601-354-3408, mmiller@aclu-ms.org
Dana Terry, 769.230.2841, dterry@mscenterforjustice.org

July 28, 2015

OFFICIAL STATEMENT FROM ACLU-MS ON CHOKING DEATH OF JONATHAN SANDERS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Charles Irvin, ACLU of Mississippi, 601.354.3408, cirvin@aclu-ms.org; Jennifer Riley-Collins, ACLU of Mississippi, 601.354.3408. jriley-collins@aclu-ms.org

July 16, 2015

5th Circuit Lifts Stay on Mississippi Same-Sex Marriage Ruling

On Wednesday, July 1st, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals lifted its stay of U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves ruling in Campaign for Southern Equality v. Bryant, clearing the path for same-sex marriage in Mississippi.

July 1, 2015

Mississippi Attorney General Issues New Marriage Equality Guidance to Circuit Clerks

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:
Morgan Miller, ACLU of Mississippi, 769-447-6678; mmiller@aclu-ms.org

June 29, 2015

ACLU-MS Responds to Attorney General’s Guidance to Circuit Clerks

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:
Morgan Miller, ACLU of Mississippi, 769-447-6678; mmiller@aclu-ms.org

June 26, 2015

ACLU-MS Responds to Supreme Court Marriage Equality Ruling

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:
Morgan Miller, ACLU of Mississippi, 601-354-3408; mmiller@aclu-ms.org

June 26, 2015