McDuff provided a full statement to the Mississippi Free Press earlier today in which he rejects the notion that Thomas has to now pay money to the auditor’s office. “Professor Thomas’s actions did not violate any law, and he does not owe the State any money,” the attorney said.
Auditor Shad White’s subpoena of James Thomas’ emails shows he wants to prove the UM professor went on a work strike. But does the statute against employment strikes apply to efforts to educate students about racial and social justice?
Dr. Pete Smith, a journalism professor at Mississippi State University, recalls sitting next to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at a dinner in Washington, D.C.
Oxonian artist and educator John Rash, along with other artists, wanted to project artistic images on the grounds of the Lafayette County courthouse, as well as onto the Confederate monument that calls the public space home. But the county denied him a permit. Now he’s suing.
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