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If Roe falls, how soon could abortion become illegal across the South?

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3 years ago

June 10, 2022

rssfeeds.hattiesburgamerican.com – Nashville Tennessean – 2022-06-10 08:30:39

The Supreme Court had barriers installed after a draft of its decision on abortion was leaked to the media.

The U.S. Supreme Court will soon make a final decision on a Mississippi case that will determine the future of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark decision that guaranteed the constitutional right to abortion.

Should that ruling be weakened or overturned, states will have the right to decide whether or not abortion services should remain legal.

While abortion remains legal in all 50 states, more…

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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.