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Suit asks court to block law
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press

Fri,07/07/17-5:57PM , 162 Reads
JACKSON — Wrangling continues over a Mississippi law that lets merchants and government officials cite their religious beliefs to deny services to same-sex couples.

Attorneys filed papers Thursday asking the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to block the law .
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Man takes flag fight to high court
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press

Thu,06/29/17-5:56PM , 201 Reads
JACKSON — A black Mississippi citizen is taking his case against the state’s Confederate-themed flag to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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A photograph, covered with protective tape and cushioning, rests underneath a mural of police mug shots of Freedom Riders inside the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum as work progresses in the Jackson facility on Tuesday.

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New museums on track for December opening
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press

Wed,06/28/17-4:27PM , 291 Reads
JACKSON — Construction is wrapping up and exhibits are being built in side-by-side museums set to open Dec. 9 to celebrate 200 years of Mississippi statehood.
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Law faces long legal battle
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Mon,06/26/17-5:58PM , 223 Reads
JACKSON — Mississippi is in for a long court fight over constitutional questions about its law dealing with religious objections to same-sex marriage.

Legislators in 2016 passed House Bill 1523 , called the “Protecting Freedom of Conscience from Government Discrimination Act.”
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