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News  |  Anne Summerhays  • 
November 22, 2021

U.S. Supreme Court issues opinion in Mississippi interstate groundwater case

The Court found that Mississippi failed to show that it is entitled to relief. In October, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case, Mississippi v. Tennessee, a dispute over Memphis Light, Gas & Water’s syphoning more than 400 billion gallons of water from Mississippi groundwater for their own use and sale. The…
News  |  Frank Corder  • 
November 22, 2021

Congressman Bennie Thompson among Democrats to appear in SPLC tribute

Thompson encourages SPLC to “keep making people mad.” Last week, Mississippi 2nd District Congressman Bennie Thompson joined fellow Democrats in congratulating the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) on its 50th Anniversary on a livestream event. “The Southern Poverty Law Center has always been and continues to be unwavering in its resolve to promote justice and…