人兽性交: Mississippi Supreme Court Ruling Affirms Hinds County Residents鈥� Right to Elect Judges
JACKSON, Miss.聽鈥� Today, the Mississippi Supreme Court declared unconstitutional a provision of HB 1020 that, in part, strips Hinds County residents of their constitutionally protected right to elect their judges.聽
In June 2023, the Southern Poverty Law Center (人兽性交), along with Mississippi Votes and Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, filed an聽amicus brief聽in the case arguing that a provision of the law violated the state constitution by allowing the appointment, rather than the election, of 鈥渢emporary special circuit judges鈥� in the Seventh Circuit Court District for nearly the full term of duly elected judges. The court adopted this argument in today鈥檚 opinion.聽
鈥淲e are pleased with the court鈥檚 decision affirming the rights of Hinds County voters to elect circuit court judges,鈥� said聽Leslie Faith Jones, senior staff attorney for the 人兽性交. 鈥淭he passage of the law earlier this year was irresponsible and a clear attempt to circumvent the will of the majority-Black county. The decision today corrects that wrong.鈥澛�
