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District 5 attorney Doug Evans tried 52-year-old Curtis Flowers six times for murder. Flowers is now suing Evans, accusing him of “malicious prosecution, abuse of process and false imprisonment.”
Mississippi voters are heading to the polls today to vote for U.S. House representatives in the state’s four congressional districts. The nationwide congressional midterm elections will determine whether Democrats retain control of Congress or if Republicans take one or both chambers.
Mississippi voters can use the following table to examine polling place locations for the Nov. 8, 2022, midterm elections.
Different approaches to justice are on the ballot in November 2022 in some public prosecutor and congressional elections around the country, revealing a deep divide about how differently Americans feel about crime and its consequences. But the data do not support the rhetoric.
U.S. Rep. Michael Guest, R-Miss., is pushing for Congress to adopt a nationwide ban on abortion once cardiac activity becomes detectable, or around the sixth week of pregnancy.
Shuwaski Young is a candidate in the Democratic Party primary for Mississippi’s 3rd Congressional District, a seat currently held by Democratic Rep. Michael Guest, on June 7, 2022.
Jerry Kerner is a candidate in the Democratic Party primary for Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District, a seat currently held by Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson, on June 7, 2022.
Mark Strauss is a candidate in the Republican Party primary for Mississippi’s 1st Congressional District on June 7, 2022.
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