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Women sit at long tables and count absentee voter ballots

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Judge Rejects GOP Challenge to Counting Late Absentee Ballots in Mississippi

by Emily Wagster Pettus and Associated Press July 29, 2024July 29, 2024

A man walks past a building labeled "John Minor Wisdom, United States Court of Appeals Building, Fifth Circuit"

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Mississippi’s Jim Crow Felony Voting Ban Upheld at 5th Circuit By Mostly Republican-Appointed Majority

by Emily Wagster Pettus, Kevin McGill and Associated Press July 19, 2024January 3, 2025

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Mississippi Can Wait Until 2025 To Redraw Legislative Districts That Dilute Black Voting Strength, Judges Say

by Emily Wagster Pettus and Associated Press July 18, 2024July 18, 2024

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Judge Removes 1 of Brett Favre’s Lawyers in Welfare Civil Case, Citing Rules Violation

by Emily Wagster Pettus and Associated Press July 15, 2024November 15, 2024

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Mississippi Needs More Time to Draw New Majority-Black Legislative Districts, Republican Officials Argue

by Emily Wagster Pettus and Associated Press July 12, 2024October 20, 2025

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Long-Unpaid Bills Lead to Some Water Service Cutoffs in Jackson

by Emily Wagster Pettus and Associated Press July 11, 2024July 11, 2024

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Mississippi Erases Some Restrictions On Absentee Voting Help For People With Disabilities

by Emily Wagster Pettus and Associated Press July 2, 2024July 2, 2024

Attorney General Lynn Fitch dressed in yellow and holding a mic, speaking in front of two US flags

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Mississippi Law Requiring Age Verification For Website Users Halted By Federal Judge

by Emily Wagster Pettus and Associated Press July 1, 2024July 1, 2024

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Ex-Pearl Officer Who Made Latino Man Lick Urine Off Jail Floor Sentenced to 1 Year in Prison

by Emily Wagster Pettus and Associated Press June 13, 2024May 15, 2026