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A Cop's Corruption Allegedly Cost an Innocent Man 2 Years of His Life. Should She Get Qualified Immunity?

Judge Carlton Reeves ripped apart the legal doctrine in his latest decision on the matter.

Reason

Federal appeals court reverses ruling that found Mississippi discriminated in mental health care

A federal appeals court has overturned a lower court ruling that found Mississippi relies too much on institutionalizing people with mental health conditions rather than providing care in their communities

The Independent UK

Court won't revive lawsuit that says Mississippi officials fueled lawyer's death during Senate race

A federal appeals court will not revive a lawsuit by the family of a Mississippi lawyer who took his own life

The Independent UK

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Fugitive who escaped jail with three other inmates and ‘killed good Samaritan’ believed dead

Police said Dylan Arrington, 22, fatally shot Anthony Watts, 61, on Monday night and injured an officer during a standoff with law enforcement on Wednesday

The Independent UK

Residents told to lock doors amid search for jail escapees

Authorities are still hunting for four inmates, including one suspected of killing a man and stealing his pickup truck, who escaped from a Mississippi jail that has been under federal scrutiny

The Independent UK

Default Judgment in Libel Case: No More "Lucy and the Football"

From Judge Carlton Reeves' decision today in Andreacchio v. Yax (S.D. Miss.): Plaintiff Rae Andreacchio is the mother of Christian Andreacchio, a young man who allegedly "died under suspicious circumstances" in 2014. She resides in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, where she is a mental health service provider. Defendant Karen Yax is…

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Nonprofit head pleads guilty in Mississippi welfare fraud

The director of a Mississippi nonprofit organization has pleaded guilty in federal court to stealing government funds intended to help needy families in one of the poorest states in the U.S. Christi Webb appeared Thursday before U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves in Jackson

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Appeals court halts federal takeover of Mississippi jail

Mississippi’s largest county has won a legal victory in its effort to stave off a rare federal takeover of a jail

The Independent UK

Should Courts Appoint Historians as Experts in Second Amendment Cases?

Courts, not “experts,” should say what the law is.

Reason

Federal judge appoints receiver to manage Mississippi jail

A federal judge has appointed a receiver to temporarily manage a Mississippi jail to improve conditions

The Independent UK

An ex-director of Mississippi's welfare agency pleads guilty over misspent money

John Davis pleaded guilty to charges in a conspiracy to misspend tens of millions of dollars that were intended to help needy families in one of the poorest states in the U.S.

WEKU

Biden puts forward diverse slate of nominees for U.S. sentencing commission

The federal body that sets advisory guidelines for punishment in federal cases has lacked a quorum - and been unable to operate - for three years.

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