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Hosemann revels in victory over Court’s redistricting ruling

Associated Press — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:29:05 +0000

JACKSON — Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann is celebrating a victory in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on the redrawing of the state’s voting districts. The Mississippi NAACP had challenged the state’s 2011 state elections because the Legislature did not immediately use the 2010 census to draw new district lines in 2011. [...]

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Judge approves settlement in lawsuit involving illegal immigrants

Associated Press — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 11:51:14 +0000

LAUREL — A federal judge has given final approval to a settlement by Howard Industries, a Laurel-based electric transformer company, to pay $1.3 million and hire at least 70 workers to end a class action lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed by four black women who accused the company of discrimination for allegedly hiring only Hispanic [...]

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City asks court to toss redistricting lawsuit

Associated Press — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:14:48 +0000

HATTIESBURG — The city of Hattiesburg is asking a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit by a group that says the city’s redistricting plan dilutes black voting strength. The U.S. District Court lawsuit asks for a court injunction against the use of the plan in municipal elections. The city’s response denies that allegation, saying that [...]

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Judge gives Justice more time to review school plan

Associated Press — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 13:19:16 +0000

CLEVELAND — A federal judge says he will rule after the first of the year on proposals to desegregate two schools in the Cleveland School District. The Bolivar Commercial reports U.S. District Judge Glenn H. Davidson told attorneys after a hearing in Oxford that he wanted to give the Department of Justice time to review [...]

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Supreme Court upholds decision on redistricting

Associated Press — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:56:36 +0000

JACKSON — The Supreme Court will not get involved in a fight over redistricting in Mississippi. The court affirmed today a lower court ruling allowing state lawmakers to run in their current districts this year. The justices rejected an appeal from the Mississippi NAACP. The Mississippi Legislature did not pass a redistricting plan this year. [...]

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Alabama still collecting tax for Confederate vets

Associated Press — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 13:29:09 +0000

MOUNTAIN CREEK, Ala. — The last of the more than 60,000 Confederate veterans who came home to Alabama after the Civil War died generations ago, yet residents are still paying a tax that supported the neediest among them. Despite fire-and-brimstone opposition to taxes among many in a state that still has “Heart of Dixie” on [...]

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Hospital wins verdict in discrimination case

Associated Press — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 13:15:29 +0000

GREENWOOD — A federal appeals court has upheld the verdict in a discrimination lawsuit won by Greenwood Leflore Hospital. Former hospital board attorney George Dulin sued the hospital after he alleged he was fired in 2006 by the majority-black hospital board because he is white. A federal judge dismissed the lawsuit last year. Dulin’s attorney [...]

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NAACP to appeal panel’s ruling on redistricting

Associated Press — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 17:41:31 +0000

JACKSON — The NAACP says it will appeal a federal panel’s ruling that candidates for the Mississippi Legislature this year will run in current districts. Carroll Rhodes, attorney for the NAACP, tells The Clarion-Ledger that the appeal will be filed within 30 days in the U.S. Supreme Court. He would not discuss the details. The [...]

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Bill introduced to fund settlement with black farmers

Wally Northway — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 11:07:28 +0000

WASHINGTON — A bill has finally been introduced in the U.S. Senate to fund the $1.15-billion settlement reached between black farmers and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack back in February. Senators Kay R. Hagan (D-N.C.), Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) and Mary Landrieu (D-La.) yesterday introduced the bill that would fund the payback to black farmers in [...]

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NAACP dropping lawsuit against Wells Fargo

Associated Press — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 11:41:28 +0000

NEW YORK — The NAACP is ending its lawsuit against Wells Fargo that alleged the bank was forcing blacks into subprime mortgages while whites with identical qualifications got lower rates. The lawsuit, filed over a year ago, is among more than a dozen the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has filed since [...]

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