The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in late February that Mississippi’s $1 million cap on non-economic damages arising from civil litigation does not violate the state constitution’s separation of powers clause. The appeals court issued the ruling in response to the Mississippi Supreme Court’s decision not to rule on the matter last summer. The [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 18,2012
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JACKSON — The Department of Justice has pre-cleared the city of Jackson’s redistricting plan, clearing the way for City Council members to run under new ward lines in 2013. The Clarion-Ledger reports the new lines keep roughly the same structure as the old, with each ward seeing minor changes to account for a shrinking city [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 13,2012
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JACKSON — Resolution of a long-running Mississippi personal injury lawsuit that challenges the constitutionality of a portion of the state’s tort laws is not expected before next year. The lawsuit, first filed in the federal court in 2006, contends Mississippi’s $1 million cap on non-economic damages is unfair. The cap was put into place a [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 3,2012
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JACKSON — In response to the Department of Justice’s request for more information about the new state voter identification law, Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann says the people of Mississippi have already spoken to whether the law is discriminatory or not. In a statement, Hosemann said: “The Department of Justice has requested information from the [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: February 15,2012
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WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss) are among 43 Senators who have filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of a multi-state legal challenge to a federal mandate that individuals must purchase health insurance. The amicus brief was filed with the Supreme Court Monday in support [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 8,2012
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JACKSON — The freedom of 10 people is at stake and dozens of others could lose their hopes for a cleansed record in the legal battle over former Gov. Haley Barbour’s pardons. The Mississippi Supreme Court will hear arguments in the case tomorrow. Five inmates remain jailed because Attorney General Jim Hood persuaded a judge [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 30,2012
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JACKSON — As the number of tort reform cases before the Mississippi Supreme Court keeps growing, state lawmakers don’t seem quite as concerned about the court’s rulings as are Mississippi’s legal and corporate communities. The deadline to file bills for consideration in the Legislature’s 2012 session is Feb. 20. That’s plenty of time to get [...] [...]
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