by Associated Press Published: September 4,2012
Tags: appeal, bench, board of supervisors, county, county government, court, decision, district, election, federal, judge, judicial, judiciary, llaw, panel, Politics, redistricting, ruling, state government, supervisor, vote, voter, Voting
AROUND MISSISSIPPI — A federal appeals panel has sent back to a Mississippi judge lawsuits challenging the failure of 11 Mississippi counties to redraw supervisor district lines in time for the 2011 election. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled since elections were held while the lawsuits were pending the issues raised by the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 30,2012
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JACKSON — A challenge to Mississippi’s “anti-spoofing” law will be heard Oct. 4 by a federal appeals court in New Orleans. Mississippi enacted the law 2010. Other states and Congress have since enacted similar laws. Backers of the laws say caller ID “spoofing” is a growing threat to people because of new technology making it [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 6,2012
Tags: ban, bench, city, city government, courts, extra sensory perception, federal, judge, lawsuit, mentalist, municipal government, municipality, paranormal, psychic, settlement, sue
HATTIESBURG — The city of Hattiesburg has settled a federal lawsuit filed by a couple who closed their business — “Marie: Psychic Reader” — because of a ban that the city later overturned. Court reporters’ records show the city agreed to pay $7,500 to Tommy and Marie Costello, who sued last August, the Hattiesburg American [...] [...]
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