Court upholds man’s conviction for killing Jackson firefighter
The Mississippi Supreme Court affirmed the conviction of the man who was sentenced in the 2020 shooting death of a Jackson ...
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Court dismisses McComb attorney’s appeal in murder case
The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled against a McComb attorney’s appeal to disqualify a special judge appointed in his case.
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A Jackson mayoral candidate is suing after being disqualified from the upcoming election
The Mississippi Supreme Court has appointed a special judge to hear ShamsidDeen's case. A special judge has been appointed to ...
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Conviction, sentence upheld of former MDOC man convicted of sexual crimes with minor
JACKSON, Miss. (WDAM) - A former probation officer will remain jailed after the Mississippi Supreme Court affirmed his 2022 ...
Judge orders Mississippi newspaper to delete editorial criticizing public officials
In January, Republican billionaire Steve Wynn petitioned the Supreme Court to “correct its past mistakes” and reverse the ...
Crawford asks U.S. Supreme Court to hear rape conviction appeal
A Tippah County man who has resided on Mississippi’s death row for three decades continues to seek a court to hear his appeal. Charles Ray Crawford, 57, admitted he kidnapped, raped and killed a ...
Mississippi Judge Orders Newspaper To Take Down Editorial Criticizing City Board for Secrecy
A Mississippi state judge ordered a newspaper to remove an editorial criticizing city officials from its website, a move that ...
Court upholds decision leaving ShamsidDeen’s name off April ballot
“The court found that Mr. ShamsidDeen’s homestead property, vehicle registration, and voter registration were outside the ...
Ex-Deputy Describes Rampant Violence by Mississippi ‘Goon Squad’
From a prison cell, one former deputy recounted how illegal searches and brutal beatings were used for years to help make ...
Death row inmate asks Supreme Court to hear oral arguments
JACKSON – Attorneys for death row inmate Charles Ray Crawford want the state’s highest court to hear oral arguments in the ...
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Mississippi ballot initiative restoration advances in House, again. What the bill would do
The state had dropped to four congressional districts in 2001. In May 2021, the Mississippi Supreme Court ruled in Hawkins-Butler’s favor, putting the state's marijuana ambitions in a temporary ...