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Hinds judge mulls putting hold on law creating separate court district in Jackson
By MINA CORPUZ - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,05/10/23-4:56PM , 359 Reads 10,317 Statewide
The three Jackson women serving as plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging the controversial House Bill 1020 testified Wednesday the law would impact their right to elect judges from their community like other residents of the state are able to do.
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The O.B. Curtis Water Treatment Plant remains active in Ridgeland, Mississippi on September 1, 2022. (Rory Doyle/Deep Indigo Collective for Mississippi Today)

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State discriminating against Jackson in water infrastructure funding, nonprofit alleges
By MINA CORPUZ - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,05/05/23-2:34PM , 188 Reads 6,684 Statewide
A complaint by the Southern Poverty Law Center asks the U.S. Department of Treasury to investigate alleged discriminatory funding of water infrastructure in Jackson through the state’s distribution of federal relief funds.
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The Union County Courthouse in New Albany was constructed in 1909. The courthouse is said to be named for Union District, South Carolina, the former home of many of the county's settlers. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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On Friday, he graduates from college. On Monday, he stands trial for attempted murder.
By MINA CORPUZ - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,05/05/23-1:24PM , 609 Reads 7,883 Statewide
Lane Mitchell was arrested for attempted murder after prosecutors say he stabbed a man in the neck at a New Albany restaurant in 2019. The now 24-year-old, who has high-profile political connections, was released on bond and has since attended two colleges on his way to earning an undergraduate degree this week.
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Carl Gray holds a sign during a press conference announcing the Hughes family lawsuit against Forrest County and law enforcement in the Forrest County Sheriff's Department, at the Forrest County Circuit Courthouse in Hattiesburg, Miss. Thursday, May 4, 2023. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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Family of mentally ill man killed by a deputy files federal lawsuit
By MINA CORPUZ - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,05/04/23-4:28PM , 281 Reads 8,597 Statewide
Nearly a year after a Forrest County sheriff’s deputy fatally shot a mentally ill man, the man’s family has filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit against the county for using fatal force rather than helping.
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