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November 26, 2014

Judge Carlton Reeves overturns Mississippi same sex marriage ban, gives state 2 weeks to appeal

Judge overturns Mississippi same-sex marriage ban JACKSON, MS (AP) – A federal judge has overturned Mississippi’s ban on same-sex marriage, but he is putting his order on hold for two weeks so the state can appeal. U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves issued a preliminary injunction Tuesday. State attorneys have already said they will ask the…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
November 26, 2014

Congressman Thompson: Immigration exec action reaction because “person of color” in White House

Democratic Congressman: Opposition To Executive Action Result Of “Person Of Color Being In The White House” “The president, by executive order, which everybody agrees — who has a real brain — that presidents since George Washington have had executive authority privilege to do certain things,” said Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi on On Joe Madison’s…