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Feb 4, 2021

ACLU 'Troubled' by Murder of Transgender Woman in Jackson

By Angela Williams |WAPT 16| February 4, 2021

JACKSON, Miss. — Officials with the ACLU of Mississippi said they are troubled by the slaying of a Black transgender woman in Jackson.

By Angela Williams |WAPT 16| February 4, 2021

JACKSON, Miss. — Officials with the ACLU of Mississippi said they are troubled by the slaying of a Black transgender woman in Jackson.

Feb 3, 2021

Documentary Proof-of-Citizenship Bill Purges Voters, Protects No One

This legislative session, Mississippi lawmakers are considering whether or not to adopt HB 586: a bill that is said to protect the vote by comparing a state registry against other identification databases...

Feb 2, 2021

If HB586 Becomes Law, Litigation Will Follow

HB 586 proposes a database matching scheme to compare statewide voter rolls with county, state and federal database records in an effort to identify and purge non-citizens from the voter rolls.

By Joshua Tom, Legal Director

HB 586 proposes a database matching scheme to compare statewide voter rolls with county, state and federal database records in an effort to identify and purge non-citizens from the voter rolls.

By Joshua Tom, Legal Director

Jan 26, 2021

ACLU Decries Senate Bill as ‘Voter Suppression Tool’

By Anthony Warren | WLBT | January 26, 2021

JACKSON, Miss. - The ACLU of Mississippi says that Senate Bill 2588 is a voter-suppression tool, and would “force election commissioners to remove voters...

By Anthony Warren | WLBT | January 26, 2021

JACKSON, Miss. - The ACLU of Mississippi says that Senate Bill 2588 is a voter-suppression tool, and would “force election commissioners to remove voters...