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4 Apr 2014, 9:16 am by Stephen Adelgren
[JURIST] Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant [official website] on Thursday signed the controversial Mississippi Religious Freedom Restoration Act [text, PDF] into law, which prevents the state from taking any legislative action that would place a "substantial burden" on a person's exercise of religion. [read post]
6 Apr 2016, 5:07 am by Dominic Yobbi
[JURIST] Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant [official profile] on Tuesday signed a bill [HB 1523, materials] into law that will allow state employees to refuse to issue same-sex-marriage licenses and allow private companies and religious groups to deny services to the LGBT community without the threat of punishment. [read post]
18 Apr 2012, 6:52 pm by Reproductive Rights
CNN: Mississippi governor signs bill tightening restrictions on abortion providers, by CNN Wire Staff: (CNN) -- Mississippi's governor has signed into law a bill requiring physicians performing abortions in the state to be a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist and to have admitting... [read post]
5 Apr 2016, 11:13 am by Howard Friedman
CBS News reports that Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant today signed into law House Bill 1523, the Freedom of Conscience From Government Discrimination Act passed last week by the legislature. [read post]
28 Jun 2016, 11:15 am by Kevin Newman, Esq.
Phil Bryant has called a special session for June 28, 2016. [read post]
2 Apr 2014, 9:16 am by Benjamin Minegar
[JURIST] Mississippi lawmakers on Tuesday passed the Mississippi Religious Freedom Restoration Act [SB 2681, PDF], pursuant to which the state would be prohibited from taking action that "burdens" a citizen's right to religious exercise if Governor Phil Bryant [official website] signs the measure into law. [read post]
13 Mar 2015, 2:00 pm by Gerry W. Beyer
Legislation that would allow residents of Mississippi to place their assets in a trust for up to 360 years passed in the state House yesterday and is now before Governor Phil Bryant. [read post]
4 Feb 2016, 12:41 pm by Kevin Newman, Esq.
Phil Bryant has announced a special session of the legislature to consider economic incentives to bring two development projects to the state. [read post]
27 Apr 2017, 7:15 am by Kevin Newman, Esq.
Phil Bryant announced a special session of the state legislature will begin on June 5, 2017. [read post]
27 Nov 2017, 11:05 am by Erin McCarthy Holliday
" Moore filed suit [complaint, PDF] against Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant [official website] in February, 2016, arguing that the current official state flag's confederate emblem "encourages or incites private citizens to commit acts of racial violence in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the... [read post]
22 Feb 2013, 9:00 pm by Nietzer
Phil Bryant says scrapping Mississippi’s tort reform laws would hinder economic development and cost the state the jobs that it brings. [read post]
30 Mar 2016, 9:44 am by Kevin Newman, Esq.
Phil Bryant has set a special election to fill a vacant seat in the state House. [read post]
8 Dec 2011, 4:35 pm
In fact, Mississippi's Governor-elect, Phil Bryant, may just have his eye on similar tort reform, and there's a high probability that such legislation would pass, reports Jackson, Mississippi's Clarion-Ledger. [read post]
21 Mar 2019, 1:07 pm by Erik Slobe
Mississippi’s governor, Phil Bryant, signed SB 2116 on Thursday, which bans abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected. [read post]
16 Apr 2018, 5:50 am by Colby Pastre
This announcement follows an executive order issued by Governor Phil Bryant (R) last week declaring a state of emergency and ordering the immediate closure of more than 100 locally owned bridges deemed unsafe by federal officials. [read post]
6 May 2013, 7:33 am by Rahul Bhagnari, ACLU
Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant alone has the power to save Willie Manning, who is scheduled to die tomorrow, May 7, 2013. [read post]
21 May 2015, 1:01 pm by Associated Press
Phil Bryant is asking the Mississippi Department of Mental Health to stop providing money to help Oxford House Inc. open group homes in the state for recovering alcoholics and former drug addicts. [read post]