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Following President Donald Trump’s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett as Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, several Mississippi leaders are supporting his decision.

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV)-- Judge Amy Coney Barrett of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit was nominated on Saturday following the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Governor Tate Reeves, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) shared their ...
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U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) issued a statement on Sunday regarding the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

JACKSON, Miss. (Ben Caxton) – regarding the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg the process to fill her vacant seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. Hyde-Smith released the following statement: “Justice Ginsburg devoted her life to the law, becoming one of the most respected and influential ...
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Mississippi U.S. Senator Roger Wicker says he supports the confirmation of a news Supreme Court Associate Justice this year.

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Wicker released the following stateme
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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a diminutive yet towering women’s rights champion who became the court’s second female justice, died Friday at her home in Washington. She was 87.

WASHINGTON.(Ben Caxton) — Ginsburg died of complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer, the court said. Her death just over six weeks before Election Day is likely to set off a heated battle over whether ...
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Jackson, Ms (ben Caxton) — Governor Tate Reeves Has Nominated New Commissioners for the Departments Of Public Safety and Corrections. Mississippi Court Of Appeals Judge Sean Tindell Is Reeves’ Pick for Public Safety Commissioner; He Served in the State Senate from 2012 Until He Was Appointed to the Bench by Governor Phil Bryant in 2017. Marshall Fisher Held the Job from 2017 Until He Retired at the End Of 2019. the Commissioner Heads the Department Of Public Safety Which Includes the Highway Patrol, Mississippi Bureau Of Investigation and Mississippi Bureau Of Narcotics; Dps Also Handles Driver’s License Services Which Have Had Problems with Long Lines and Long Waiting Times in the Past and Have Been Closed for Weeks Because Of the Coronavirus Pandemic. Following a National Search, the Former Warden Of Louisiana’s Angola Prison Has Been Tapped to Lead Mississippi’s Prison System. During 21 Years at Angola Buri Cain Was Credited with Improving Conditions and Decreasing Violence. if the State Senate Confirms Cain He Would Replace Former State Representative Tommy Taylor Who Has Been Acting Commissioner Since Reeves Became Governor in January. Mississippi Has One Of the Highest Incarceration Rates in the Nation and the U.s. Justice Department Is Investigating the System After Several Inmates Were Killed or Injured in Outbursts Of Violence in Late December. at Least 42 Inmates Have Died Since Then, Many After an Illness. Previous Mississippi Corrections Commissioner Christopher Epps Is in Federal Prison; He Plead Guilty in 2015 to Money Laundering and Filing False Tax Returns. Prosecutors Also Say He Took Nearly $1.5 Million in Bribes.

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Former Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Passes

COLUMBUS, MS (Ben Caxton) -- Former Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Lenore Prather died Saturday at her home in Columbus; she was 88. Chief Justice Prather was the first woman to serve on the Mississippi Supreme Court, and was the court’s first ...
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Justice Department Sides with Church Against Greenville Mayor

GREENVILLE, MS (Ben Caxton) -- On Tuesday, Governor Tate Reeves tweeted a "thank you" to Attorney General William Barr after the U.S. Justice epartment took the unusual step of weighing in on the Greenville Church ticketing controversy. Last week 8 Greenville police ...