Southaven Officers Cleared in Ismael Lopez’s Shooting Death, Saga Ends with No Accountability
On Thursday, Sept. 14, more than six years after the incident, a jury found that Southaven officers involved were not civilly liable for the death of Ismael Lopez. The civil verdict comes years after a decision not to criminally charge the officers involved.
Six-Week Abortion Bans Like Mississippi’s Are ‘A Terrible Thing,’ Trump Says
Laws banning abortions after six-weeks of pregnancy like Mississippi’s so-called fetal “heartbeat” law are “a terrible mistake,” former President Donald Trump said over the weekend.
Meridian Schools No Longer Under Federal Supervision Stemming from 1965 Desegregation Lawsuit
The Meridian Public School District is no longer under federal supervision because it has taken sufficient steps to limit the effects of segregation, U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate found as he granted the district unitary status during a Sept. 12 hearing in Jackson, Miss.