Mississippi law

Mississippi’s top court says it won’t reconsider sex abuse conviction of former friar

By Associated Press — January 29, 2024
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A judge sentenced him to 30 years on the first count and 15 years on the second count, to be served at the same time.

Why Mississippi’s abortion law argues for passing Build Back Better

By Charles C. Camosy — December 6, 2021
(RNS) — Biden's signature proposal supports a 'whole life revolution' in favor of pre- and post-natal justice.

Why Mississippi’s anti-abortion law is also an assault on LGBTQ+ rights

By Danya Ruttenberg — December 1, 2021
(RNS) — Dodd v. Jackson Women’s Health is important to anyone who wants autonomy over their body.

As Catholics mull Communion for politicians, Jews should look again at abortion issue

By Avi Shafran — July 1, 2021
(RNS) — Judaism, as it happens, is overwhelmingly about responsibilities, not ‘rights.’

Common ground on abortion is staring us right in the face

By Charles C. Camosy — June 30, 2021
(RNS) — Supporting mothers is so uncontroversial only politics explains why it hasn’t already been achieved.

Supreme Court’s hearing of Mississippi abortion law is a gut check for pro-lifers

By Charles C. Camosy — May 28, 2021
(RNS) — There may be blowback if the landmark abortion decision is overruled, but the price may be worth it.

Arizona Supreme Court gives Christian artists a lot less than they asked for

By Mark Silk — September 23, 2019
(RNS) — Two graphic artists claim that the ruling means that Phoenix's anti-discrimination law "cannot compel us to imagine and create custom artwork that violates our beliefs." Actually, that's not the case. 

Judge blocks Mississippi ‘religious freedom’ law

By Yonat Shimron — July 1, 2016
JACKSON, Miss. — The judge said the law “violates both the guarantee of religious neutrality and the promise of equal protection of the laws” and was therefore unconstitutional.
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