A reminder that America still needs the protections of the Voting Rights Act

The Senate has passed SB 2588, the “SHIELD” (Safeguard Honesty Integrity in Elections for Lasting Democracy) Act, a piece of legislation that would impose new burdensome requirements related to voter registration processes and expand federal involvement in state election administration.

The effects of a potential law like SB 2114 would be devastating, not only for undocumented immigrants but for all Mississippians. The new felony statute is vague and gives no mention of what a police officer should look for to question someone on how they entered Mississippi and no probable cause standard for an arrest.

Rankin County District Attorney Disclosed Only One Document in Response to Request for Records on So-Called “Goon Squad”

In August 2025, a federal court ruled that Mississippi’s Supreme Court district lines must be redrawn to ensure Black voters have an equal opportunity to elect candidates of their choice. Today, we sent a letter, on behalf of our plaintiffs, to legislators urging them to act now and enact new State Supreme Court district lines during the regular session.