Mississippi faces backlash over expanded state control of Jackson's law enforcement and judicial system.

The NAACP has filed a lawsuit against Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves and other state officials after they signed legislation that allows state authorities to exert more control over law enforcement in Jackson, including expanding the Capitol Police. The lawsuit accuses the officials of unfairly singling out Jackson, a predominantly Black city struggling with violent crime and an overburdened court system. The laws create a temporary court system outside of city control run by appointed judges and prosecutors who will handle cases brought to them by the Capitol Police, a once-obscure agency that has been given power to patrol the capital.