While the LGBT community continues to fight against a Mississippi law they view as a violation of gay rights, the Supreme Court is choosing to look away. Mississippi justices refuse to hear cases challenging House Bill 1523. Those in our…
The controversial house bill HB 1523 is now in effect across Mississippi. The measure went into effect after the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a lower federal court ruling striking down the law as unconstitutional. HB 1523 specifically allows…
Tomorrow marks the day of the enactment of House Bill 1523 in the state of Mississippi. For the LGBTQ community, this could be a problem. News 25’s Tanner Stewart has our story. What has been known as the most sweeping…
Attorney General Jim Hood says he will not appeal the ruling that blocked the controversial House Bill 1523 from going into effect July 1st. In a statement released today, Hood says: “Simply stated, all HB 1523 has done is tarnish…
Attorney General Jim Hood says he will not appeal the ruling that blocked controversial House Bill 1523 from going into effect July 1st. In a statement released, Jim Hood says “I am convinced that continuing this divisive and expensive litigation…
Businesses in Mississippi won’t be able to refuse services to certain individuals based on their religious beliefs under House Bill 1523, at least for now. U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves struck down the controversial state law Thursday night, just hours…
State Attorney General Jim Hood also released a statement. He said, “Our attorneys will evaluate this decision to determine whether or not to appeal all or parts of Thursday’s ruling. I believe in the free exercise of religion and there…
In a statement released this morning, Governor Phil Bryant responds: “Like I said when I signed House Bill 1523, the law simply provides religious accommodations granted by many other states and federal law. I am disappointed Judge Reeves did not…
Tony Boyette, a plaintiff in one of the four cases against HB 1523, joined us in studio this afternoon.
House Bill 1523 officially goes into effect tomorrow. Signed by Governor Phil Bryant,the Religious Freedom Bill has stirred up a lot of criticism from the LGBTQ community, claiming the bill makes it legal to discriminate against their human rights. Tomorrow,…
Mississippi circuit clerks must provide equal treatment for all couples, gay or straight, who want to obtain marriage licenses. This ruling was handed down today by federal U.S. District Court Judge Carlton Reeves. Reeves is extending his previous order that…
Mississippi Circuit Clerks must provide equal treatment for all couples, gay or straight, who want to obtain a marriage license. This ruling was just handed down by Federal U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves. News 25’s Kendra Turley has the details.
In just seven days, House Bill 1523 is set to go into effect. But our state has already felt its effects, as some people, businesses and entertainment companies have already pulled their projects from our state, calling the bill discriminatory.…
A professor says Mississippi is the only state to enact a law listing specific religious beliefs to be protected in reaction to the legalization of same-sex marriage. UCLA Law Professor Douglas Nejaime testified Thursday during a federal court hearing in…
A federal judge has decided not to block Mississippi’s controversial Religious Accommodations Act. News 25’s Kendra Turley gives us a look at how both the ACLU and members of the LGBT community are handling the news. Nkyolas Alford and Stephan…
Today, a federal judge will hear arguments over challenges to a law that many are labeling discriminatory. House Bill 1523 or the Religious Accommodations Act will become law July first unless it is blocked by U.S. District Judge "Carlton Reeves".…
Governor Phil Bryant says the “secular, progressive world” vented anger at him for signing a bill that would let clerks cite religious beliefs to recuse themselves from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Governor Bryant spoke in Washington as the…
Controversial House Bill 1523 goes into effect July 1st, but some locals who work in the film industry here on the Coast are putting a plan in motion to try to stop it. News 25’s Shelby Myers joins us from…
Protesters who rallied in Bay Saint Louis Sunday say there's no room for hate in our state. Dozens of people with signs against house bill15-23 gather at an intersection in the bay. The group chanted as cars passed by the…
Baltimore joins the list of cities and states banning travel to Mississippi. The city’s mayor has suspended all city-sponsored travel to North Carolina and Mississippi due to newly enacted laws. The mayor made the announcement to city officials saying she…
House Bill 1523 and the removal of the current Mississippi flag are just two of the hot topics members of the ACLU and the Steps Coalition will discuss this evening during an anti-discrimination forum. News 25’s Kendra Turley joins us…
The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Mississippi filed a federal lawsuit today to challenge House Bill 1523, also known as the Religious Accommodations Act. The lawsuit targets the registrar of vital records and was filed on behalf…
President Obama said today that North Carolina and Mississippi laws that limit anti-discrimination protections for the LGBT community are wrong and should be overturned. Speaking during a joint news conference with British Prime Minister David Cameron, the president said the…
Biloxi Mayor Andrew ‘FoFo’ Gilich has made his stance on House Bill 1523 very clear on local and national levels. News 25’s Kristen Durand attended today’s City Council meeting where council members voted on whether or not to call for…