NAACP Sues Mississippi Over Unequal Policing and Judicial System Control
TL;DR
The N.A.A.C.P. is suing Mississippi over two new laws that it says create a “separate and unequal” structure involving the police and courts in the majority Black city of Jackson. The laws, passed by the overwhelmingly white and Republican Legislature and signed by Gov. Tate Reeves, also a Republican, establish state control of policing and the judicial system in much of Jackson, something not done in other cities in the state, according to the N.A.A.C.P. The racial implications of the bills became a flashpoint during debate, with Democrats calling the House Bill 1020 a “racist, unconstitutional power grab.”
- N.A.A.C.P. Sues Mississippi Over Laws on Policing and the Courts in Jackson The New York Times
- NAACP sues Mississippi for laws it says will create 'unequal policing' Business Insider
- NAACP sues Mississippi over ‘separate and unequal policing’ as state-run patrols expand PBS NewsHour
- NAACP suing as new law expands Capital Police jurisdiction WAPT Jackson
- NAACP files lawsuit after Mississippi governor signs legislation expanding state control over Jackson's judicial system and policing CNN
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