Judge allows Mississippi to create state-run court in Black-majority capital city

[Olde Hornet]

MSN

Despite objections from the NAACP, a federal judge is allowing Mississippi to create a state-run court in Jackson — the state capital where the majority of residents are Black.

Attorneys from the NAACP filed a lawsuit against Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) and state officials last year, arguing that a new state-run court unfairly targets Jackson residents and would undermine democracy since the state would appoint the new judges.

The judge of the Capitol Complex Improvement District Court would be appointed by the state Supreme Court chief justice, and the prosecutors would be appointed by the state attorney general. Critics have argued that this system would not represent the city’s majority-Black community.

U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate dismissed the requests to block the new court in a filing Sunday night — just one day before the new law setting up the court went into effect. Wingate said the court was “not persuaded” by the plaintiffs’ motion to halt the creation of the new court.

“None of the Plaintiffs has alleged that he or she is in actual or imminent danger of experiencing any concrete and particularized injury resulting from the establishment of the [Capitol Complex Improvement District] Court or the challenged appointment of a judge or prosecutors for that court,” Wingate wrote.

 

[MetroPhillyTiger]

MSN

Despite objections from the NAACP, a federal judge is allowing Mississippi to create a state-run court in Jackson — the state capital where the majority of residents are Black.

Attorneys from the NAACP filed a lawsuit against Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) and state officials last year, arguing that a new state-run court unfairly targets Jackson residents and would undermine democracy since the state would appoint the new judges.

The judge of the Capitol Complex Improvement District Court would be appointed by the state Supreme Court chief justice, and the prosecutors would be appointed by the state attorney general. Critics have argued that this system would not represent the city’s majority-Black community.

U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate dismissed the requests to block the new court in a filing Sunday night — just one day before the new law setting up the court went into effect. Wingate said the court was “not persuaded” by the plaintiffs’ motion to halt the creation of the new court.

“None of the Plaintiffs has alleged that he or she is in actual or imminent danger of experiencing any concrete and particularized injury resulting from the establishment of the [Capitol Complex Improvement District] Court or the challenged appointment of a judge or prosecutors for that court,” Wingate wrote.

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Federal appeals court temporarily delays new state-run court in Mississippi's majority-Black capital

A federal appeals court has temporarily delayed Mississippi officials from creating a state-run court in part of the majority-Black capital city of Jackson.

www.mpbonline.org

 

[Jaguar05]

Man this is completely ridiculous!

 

[bernard]

A federal appeals court has allowed a separate court system to be created in Jackson, paving the way for state officials to appoint a judge and prosecutors to the new court.

The Capitol Complex Improvement District Court is now live, several days after it was initially meant to go into effect. Its start date had been delayed by a temporary administrative stay granted by a panel of the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, but on Thursday the court vacated the stay.

In a lawsuit brought by the NAACP on behalf of several Jackson residents, the plaintiffs asked for an injunction to stop the court appointments and creation of the court, but U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate denied it. The same day, Dec. 31, the plaintiffs appealed to the 5th Circuit.

On Thursday, the 5th Circuit sided with Wingate and said the plaintiffs didn’t have standing for an injunction because they couldn’t prove imminent and actual risk of harm.

Separate criminal court in Jackson cleared to start, but legal battle continues

A separate criminal court in Jackson is now live, with appointments to be made for a judge and prosecutors.

mississippitoday.org