The dispute over an election to fill the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by Republican Trent Lott is now headed to court.
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood on Wednesday filed a complaint in Hinds County Circuit Court against the Nov. 4 election date set by Gov. Haley Barbour. The two have been at odds over when the election should be held.
“We also filed a motion for preliminary injunction in hopes of expediting the matter. We have asked the court for a hearing next week,” Hood said in statement on Wednesday.
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April 17, 2026
The Supreme Court hands a win to oil and gas companies fighting environmental lawsuits in Louisiana
The unanimous procedural decision gives the companies a new day in federal court after a state jury ordered Chevron to pay upward of $740 million to clean up damage to the state’s coastline, one of multiple similar lawsuits.
