After Six Trials and Over 23 Years Since His Arrest, the Charges Against Curtis Flowers are Finally Dismissed
For Immediate Release: September 4, 2020 Contact: Rob McDuff, 601-259-8484 Breaking: After Six Trials and Over 23 Years Since His Arrest, the Charges Against Curtis Flowers, Subject of “In…Continued
Mississippi Innocence Project Client Death Sentence Vacated
Mississippi Innocence Project and Innocence Project Client Eddie Lee Howard's Mississippi Capital Murder Conviction and Death Sentence Vacated Howard's Conviction Based on Fraudulent Bite Mark Analysis August 27, 2020 Jackson,…Continued
Medically Vulnerable Immigrants in “Notorious” Mississippi ICE Facility File Emergency Petition for Release
COVID-19 Could Be “Death Sentence” Due to Unsafe Conditions NATCHEZ, MISSISSIPPI – Seven medically vulnerable people currently held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the Adams County Detention Center…Continued
Thousands of Mississippians Too Poor to Make Bail, Making Them More Vulnerable to Coronavirus
Civil Rights Group Calls on Judges to Immediately Release Pretrial Detainees OXFORD, Miss. – A new report by the Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center at the University of Mississippi…Continued
Kemper County, Sheriff and Five Officers Sued Over Jail Suicide by MacArthur Justice Center
Mentally Ill Man Hanged Himself With Shoelaces 14 Minutes After Being Placed Alone in Unmonitored Jail Cell OXFORD, Miss. – Kemper County, Sheriff James Moore, and five correctional officers have…Continued
The Defense Rests: Professor Phillip Broadhead to Retire After Serving UM Law for 17 Years
OXFORD, Miss – Phillip Broadhead, a clinical professor in the University of Mississippi School of Law, has influenced the lives of hundreds of students and residents throughout his lifelong legal career as…Continued
Court of Appeals to Hear Arguments at UM Law April 23
OXFORD, Miss. - The Mississippi Court of Appeals convenes at the University of Mississippi School of Law Tuesday, April 23 to hear two oral arguments as part of its “Court…Continued
UM Law Student Recognized for PBI Work
OXFORD, Miss. - The knowledge that attorneys carry comes with great responsibility. Many attorneys and aspiring attorneys use that knowledge to give back to clients in need through pro bono…Continued
Mississippi City Agrees to Overhaul Fine and Bail Practices Following Investigation by Civil Rights Organizations
Agreement is the latest reform to municipal court practices negotiated by the SPLC and the MacArthur Justice Center MERIDIAN, Miss. – The Meridian City Council voted today to approve an…Continued
UM Law Housing Clinic Changes Lives of Eastmoor Circle Residents
OXFORD, Miss. - For some communities, empty slabs and plots of dirt can mean devastation. For the neighborhood of Eastmoor Circle, located just outside of Moorhead, it means progress. Ten…Continued
Law School Tax Clinic Assists LOU Community with Tax Returns
OXFORD, Miss. – Students participating this semester in the University of Mississippi School of Law's tax practicum clinical program are gaining real-world experience while assisting members of the Oxford community with…Continued
UM Law Professor Assists Mississippi’s Sentencing Disparity Task Force
OXFORD, Miss. – In an effort to establish uniform justice in criminal cases, the Sentencing Disparity Task Force, authorized by the 2018 session of the Mississippi Legislature, is working to…Continued