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Mississippi

  1. police shootings
    Police Shot an 11-year-old Boy Who Called 911 for HelpThe name of the Mississippi officer who shot Aderrien Murry has not yet been released.
    By Tariro Mzezewa
  2. abortion
    Who Is the Woman Behind the Case Challenging Roe v. Wade?Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch says she believes abortion bans are good for women.
    By Brooke LaMantia
  3. abortion
    What to Know About the Abortion Case Set to Challenge Roe v. WadeThe Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on a Mississippi law that would ban most abortions after 15 weeks.
    By Claire Lampen
  4. politics
    This Year’s First Anti-Trans Bill Has Been Signed Into LawMississippi just banned trans athletes from playing women’s sports — and it’s just one of many blatantly discriminatory bills across the country.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  5. please no
    Texas Governor Lifts State Mask Mandate … for Some Reason?And Mississippi will follow suit.
    By Claire Lampen
  6. abortion rights
    Democrats Are Responsible for Louisiana’s Extreme Abortion BanEven though a majority of House Democrats voted against it, a Democratic legislator wrote it — and a Democratic governor will sign it.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. domestic abuse
    Mississippi Lawmaker Accused of Punching Wife Over SexAccording to a police report, state representative Douglas McLeod was enraged because his wife didn’t remove her clothes quickly enough.
    By Amanda Arnold
  8. mississippi
    A Pregnant Woman Died in a Mississippi Jail After Complaining of Stomach PainsLanekia Michelle Brown’s family suspects foul play.
    By Amanda Arnold
  9. i feel pretty
    Donald Trump Would Like You to Know How Beautiful He Is“I shouldn’t say this, you’ll say I’m very conceited.”
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  10. elections
    What’s Going on With Mississippi’s Scandal-Plagued Senate Runoff?Republican candidate Cindy Hyde-Smith has landed in hot water for her racist remarks and photos with Confederate memorabilia.
    By Amanda Arnold and Opheli Garcia Lawler
  11. reproductive rights
    Judge Strikes Down Mississippi’s Awful Abortion Ban, Calls It ‘Pure Gaslighting’He called the 15-week ban “clearly unconstitutional” in a blistering opinion.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  12. reproductive rights
    Judge Temporarily Blocks Strictest Abortion Ban in CountryThis comes the day after Mississippi made it illegal to get an abortion after 15 weeks in most cases, including rape and incest.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  13. abortion rights
    Mississippi’s Only Abortion Clinic Sues State Over New Restrictive Abortion LawJackson Women’s Health Clinic is fighting back against the most restrictive abortion law in the nation.
    By Amanda Arnold
  14. reproductive rights
    The Nation’s Most Restrictive Abortion Bill Was Just Signed Into LawMost abortions after 15 weeks are banned, with no exceptions for rape or incest.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  15. abortion rights
    Mississippi Is Set to Pass the Most Restrictive Abortion Law in the U.S.Both the state’s House and Senate have passed the bill, and the Republican governor has indicated that he’ll sign it.
    By Amanda Arnold
  16. Man to Be First Person Sentenced of Federal Hate Crime for Transgender MurderJoshua Brandon Vallum pleaded guilty to murdering Mercedes Williamson in December.
    By Lisa Ryan
  17. los angeles film festival
    Mississippi’s Last Abortion Clinic, CapturedThis month’s expected Supreme Court decision could shut it down.
    By Catie L'Heureux
  18. lgbt rights
    Federal Judge Puts an End to Mississippi’s Ban on LGBT-Couple AdoptionsNow same-sex couples are free to adopt in all 50 states.
    By Eve Peyser
  19. quotables
    Mark Ruffalo Writes Touchingly About AbortionWho knew?
    By Kat Stoeffel
  20. scapegoats
    Mississippi Governor Blames Low Literacy on Working MomsSigh.
    By Kat Stoeffel
  21. pro-lifers
    ‘I Am a Feminist Because Jesus Made Me One’Meet the pro-lifers who call themselves “Jesus feminists.”
    By Alissa Quart