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More ‘Goon Squad’ Victims Could Sue Rankin County Sheriff’s Department, Attorneys Say

by Emily Wagster Pettus and Associated Press September 23, 2024May 15, 2026

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Grenada Sued For Removing Confederate Monument in Majority-Black Town With 2 Residents Demanding Its Return

by Emily Wagster Pettus and Associated Press September 20, 2024June 25, 2025

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Grenada Removed A Confederate Monument From Its Courthouse Square. A Mississippi Lawmaker Is Threatening Legal Action.

by Emily Wagster Pettus and Associated Press September 18, 2024June 25, 2025

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Eliminating Mississippi’s Income Tax a Priority, House Republican Leaders Say

by Emily Wagster Pettus and Associated Press September 5, 2024September 5, 2024

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‘Goon Squad’ Deputy Seeks Shorter Sentence for Racist Torture of Two Black Men

by Emily Wagster Pettus and Associated Press August 26, 2024May 15, 2026

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Kamala Harris Will Accept the Democratic Nomination 60 Years After Fannie Lou Hamer Rattled the DNC With Her ‘Is This America?’ Speech

by Emily Wagster Pettus and Associated Press August 21, 2024October 29, 2024

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Favre Challenges A Judge’s Order That Blocked His Lead Attorney In Mississippi Welfare Lawsuit

by Emily Wagster Pettus and Associated Press August 6, 2024November 15, 2024

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Trial Starts In Case That Seeks More Black Mississippi Supreme Court Justices

by Emily Wagster Pettus and Associated Press August 6, 2024August 6, 2024

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Mississippi Deputy Who Killed Man Yelling ‘Shoot Me’ Won’t Be Prosecuted

by Emily Wagster Pettus and Associated Press July 30, 2024November 12, 2025