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Execution methods challenged in Mississippi death row court case

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3 years ago

November 29, 2022

rssfeeds.hattiesburgamerican.com – Mississippi Clarion Ledger – 2022-11-29 11:39:09

With just 15 days until Thomas Loden is set to be executed by the state of Mississippi, by injecting him with three separate substances, he and four other people on death row are challenging that method of execution in federal court and seeking a delay to his execution until that challenge is complete.

“This civil action is not about whether any of the five plaintiffs, including Mr. Loden, should be executed, but about what the methods of execution should be,” Jim Craig, director of the Louisiana office of the MacArthur Justice Center and former Mississippi-based attorney, said during an…

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In NIT, Southern Miss basketball to face UAB in opener

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2 years ago

March 12, 2023

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rssfeeds.hattiesburgamerican.com – Mississippi Clarion Ledger – 2023-03-12 21:36:08

Southern Miss men’s basketball is heading to the NIT for the first time since 2014.

The Golden Eagles will face UAB in the first round of the 2023 NIT on Tuesday (6:30 p.m., ESPN+), having learned their postseason fate Sunday.

Coach Jay Ladner – the Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year – guided Southern Miss (25-7) to its third regular-season conference championship and first since 2000-01. The regular-season title clinched an automatic bid for the Golden Eagles despite a 78-61 quarterfinals loss to South Alabama in the conference tournament March 4.

Alcorn State (18-13), which won the…

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Mississippi Legislature moves through another major deadline Wednesday

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2 years ago

March 9, 2023

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rssfeeds.hattiesburgamerican.com – Mississippi Clarion Ledger – 2023-03-09 13:31:52

Another legislative deadline came and went Wednesday, with all bills having to move past the floor of the chamber they did not originate in, and a number of the most watched bills remain alive.

Some big pieces of legislation died though, including one of the most important ones related to the city of Jackson.

See what made it past Wednesday’s deadline, and what did not.