A local man is challenging his qualification status to appear on the Jackson mayoral election ballot. Ali Shamsiddeen requested that a judge be appointed to preside over a petition appealing the ...

Ali M. ShamsidDeen is suing the Jackson Democratic Executive Committee after he was disqualified from running in the upcoming elections.

During the current Mississippi legislative session, which runs from Jan. 7 through April 6, lawmakers will consider a raft of bills that could become law and impact prisons and jails, courts, policing ...

The Mississippi House has passed a bill that would direct the state Department of Health to conduct a sweeping review of the medical care provided to prison inmates.

A former interim sheriff in Mississippi has been sentenced to 2½ years in federal prison for soliciting and accepting bribes during his unsuccessful 2021 campaign for sheriff.

Legislators in Ohio and Mississippi want to fine men up to around $10,000 if they’re caught doing so. A draft bill was released in Ohio this week, seeking to make ejaculation without the intent of ...

The House Constitution chairman said Thursday he was no longer going to bring up disenfranchisement or ballot initiatives on ...

Lawmakers have been unable to agree on restoring the ballot initiative after the state Supreme Court in 2021 ruled it was ...

The proposed Ohio law sets out to be merciful for male seed offenders. Those arrested on a first offence will only be fined $A1600. This rises to $A8000 for the second, and $A16,000 for the third. The ...

In a few ways, Iowa has been more progressive than the rest of the country when it comes to providing equity to Black ...

A significant figure in the Civil Rights movement and a historic federal judge, Constance Baker Motley remains largely ...