Justice Department Sues Mississippi State Senate for Race …
6 days ago · The Justice Department filed a lawsuit today against the Mississippi State Senate for discriminating against a Black former staff attorney in its Legislative Services Office (LSO). The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, alleges that the Senate paid her about half the salary of her white colleagues in violation of Title VII of the
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1 day ago · Jackson, Miss. – A federal jury convicted Marshand Crisler, a former Hinds County, Mississippi Sheriff, on both counts of an indictment charging him with soliciting and accepting $9,500 in bribes and for knowingly providing ammunition to a convicted felon. The trial lasted three days and the jury deliberated for approximately two hours.
DOJ files lawsuit against Mississippi State Senate for severely
Story by Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY. • 10h. T he Justice Department filed a lawsuit on Friday against the Mississippi State Senate, alleging a former Black staff attorney was paid about half the ...
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Aug 27, 2024 · Biloxi Man Pleads Guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute 109 Grams of Methamphetamine. Gulfport, Miss. – A Biloxi, Mississippi man pled guilty today to possession with intent to distribute 109 grams of methamphetamine. August 8, 2024.
A yacht, a hollow book and a ‘war room’: How the FBI ... - NBC News
3 hours ago · Now, Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens, who invited her to the meeting and was present, is accused in a federal indictment filed in the Southern District of Mississippi of participating in ...
DOJ suing Mississippi State Senate for discrimination
5 days ago · 2. State Capitol building in Jackson, Mississippi. Source: WLBT. JACKSON, Miss. (WTVA) — The U.S. Department of Justice is suing the Mississippi State Senate for discrimination. The DOJ lawsuit claims the Senate paid Kristie Metcalfe, a Black former staff attorney in the Legislative Services Office (LSO), “about half the salary of her white ...
DOJ investigates Mississippi sheriff's office following 'Goon …
Sep 21, 2024 · The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into policing in Rankin County, Miss., where six white former law enforcement officers — some of whom called themselves the "Goon...
‘Goon Squad’ case: DOJ probes Mississippi sheriff’s office - CNN
Sep 20, 2024 · The Justice Department has launched a civil rights investigation into the sheriff’s department in Mississippi’s Rankin County after several of its deputies – including some who were in a...
Justice probe finds pervasive abuse and ... - Associated Press News
Sep 26, 2024 · A Justice Department investigation has found that police in a majority-Black Mississippi city discriminate against Black people, use excessive force and retaliate against people who criticize them.
Justice Department opens probe of police in small Mississippi …
Nov 8, 2023 · JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department launched an investigation Wednesday into alleged civil rights violations by police in a majority Black Mississippi city, stepping in following accusations that officers used excessive force …