H.B. 1020 Reaches High Court Today After Chief Justice Recused
Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael K. Randolph recused himself as his colleagues were set to consider House Bill 1020, the recent Mississippi law that gives him the power to appoint...
View ArticleJustices Skeptical At H.B. 1020 Hearing Over Unelected Judges In Jackson
Allowing House Bill 1020 to stand “would constitute a tremendous transfer of power from the voters of Mississippi, who have for over 100 years elected our circuit judges, to the Legislature,” attorney...
View ArticleH.B. 1020 ‘Discriminates Against Black Residents’ In Jackson, Justice...
Mississippi House Bill 1020 is “racially discriminatory” because it shifts “authority over the county’s criminal justice system away from democratically-elected judges and prosecutors elected by Black...
View ArticleLaw Mandating Four Unelected Jackson Judges Unconstitutional, State Supreme...
The Mississippi Legislature’s attempt to create four unelected special circuit court judges in Hinds County is unconstitutional, the Mississippi Supreme Court ruled today, while upholding House Bill...
View ArticleState-Run Court Blocked in Jackson As NAACP Appeals H.B. 1020 Case
The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked the creation of a state-run municipal court system in Jackson under H.B. 1020. The post State-Run Court Blocked in Jackson As NAACP Appeals...
View ArticleState-Run Jackson Court Can Move Forward After Judge Again Denies NAACP Request
A state-run court in the City of Jackson, Miss., will soon be able to move forward, a federal judge reaffirmed as he upheld H.B. 1020. The post State-Run Jackson Court Can Move Forward After Judge...
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