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The Supreme Court of Mississippi is the court of last resort in the state. [25] The state constitution grants the Supreme Court broad jurisdiction to review cases that raise questions of law. It only has original jurisdiction over legal cases arising from actions taken by the Mississippi Public Service Commission to alter utility rates and in ...
Judicial interpretation is the way in which the judiciary construes the law, particularly constitutional documents, legislation and frequently used vocabulary.This is an important issue in some common law jurisdictions such as the United States, Australia and Canada, because the supreme courts of those nations can overturn laws made by their legislatures via a process called judicial review.
Courts of Mississippi include: State courts of Mississippi. Supreme Court of Mississippi [1] Mississippi Court of Appeals [2] Mississippi Chancery Courts [3] Mississippi Circuit Courts (22 circuits) [4] Mississippi County Courts [5] Mississippi Justice Courts [6] Mississippi Municipal Courts [7] Mississippi Drug Courts [8] Mississippi Youth ...
On May 2, the Mississippi Supreme Court ruled in favor of MAIS. The ruling vacated the block, allowing the funding to reach private schools, and stated that PPS does not have standing to sue the ...
Pages in category "Chief justices of the Supreme Court of Mississippi" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Justice: Began service: Ended service: Post: Notes William L. Sharkey: 1832: 1850: District 1, Post 1 [3]: Chief Justice, 1833–1851 Cotesworth P. Smith: 1832 1840 1850
Sullivan's father, Michael D. Sullivan, also served on the Supreme Court from 1984 to 2000. [3] His grandfather was a Mississippi state senator and Hattieburg city attorney. [ 7 ] Sullivan identifies as a conservative and Christian .
(Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a challenge to Mississippi's lifetime ban on voting by people convicted of a wide range of felonies, a policy adopted in 1890 during ...