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Anderson fit into Mississippi's "tortured past" of lynchings and racism. While noting that the defendants had "ripped off the scab of the healing scars of Mississippi," Reeves asserted that the integrated, race-neutral operation of Mississippi's modern-day justice system was "the strongest way" for the state to reject the racism of the past.
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Circuit case law, only the bodily integrity claims survived. Reeves' opinion criticized the circuit court for not recognizing the right to state-created danger, stating that "The Fifth Circuit’s categorical bar on holding government actors accountable for the dangers they create or enhance has also had nightmarish consequences for ordinary citizens." Reeves dismissed some defendants, including the mayor, on qualified immunity grounds.
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Jackson had violated the due process rights of over 1,000 children by intentionally misleading them to consume lead contaminated water. The plaintiffs brought bodily integrity claims and state-created danger claims, but under
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to the petition on May 17, 2021, limiting the case to the single question "Whether all pre-viability prohibitions on elective abortions are unconstitutional." The case was heard in
December 2021, and in June 2022 the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Mississippi, overturning its prior rulings in favor
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case to be unconstitutional, Reeves began his decision by writing, "Here we go again. Mississippi has passed another law banning abortions prior to viability." He inquired, "Doesn't it boil down to six is less than fifteen?", adding that the new law "smacks of defiance to this court." Reeves noted
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from going into effect. The Act provided protection to entities and individuals who refused to provide marriage-related goods and services to LGBT individuals. Reeves' holding noted that "eligious freedom was one of the building blocks of this great nation, and after the nation was torn apart, the
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Appeals. In October 2020, shortly after Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death, the Attorney General for Mississippi filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking review of the ruling. The Court granted
484:(Mary Currier in her official capacity as the State Health Officer of the State of Mississippi). The ruling struck down a Mississippi law, passed in March 2018, that outlawed most abortions after the 15th week of pregnancy. Reeves had previously issued an
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that although there were exceptions for situations where the mother's life or health is endangered should pregnancy be taken to term, the law does not allow for exceptions in the cases of pregnancies resulting from rape or incest.
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guarantee of equal protection under law was used to stitch it back together. But does not honor that tradition of religiou freedom, nor does it respect the equal dignity of all of
Mississippi's citizens. It must be enjoined."
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728:"The Man Behind The Speech: Judge Carlton Reeves Takes On Mississippi's Past"
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1360:"Lawsuit moving forward against Jackson, MSDH over lead in drinking water"
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1002:"Federal Judge Halts Mississippi Anti-LGBT Law From Going Into Effect"
969:"A Black Mississippi Judge's Breathtaking Speech To 3 White Murderers"
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1086:"U.S. Judge Strikes Down Mississippi Ban on Abortions After 15 Weeks"
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760:"The Judge Who Told the Truth About the Mississippi Abortion Ban"
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939:"Killing of Black Man Prompts Reflection on Race in Mississippi"
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