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12 Aug 2016, 5:54 pm
Phil Bryant had asked the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to enforce HB 1523, passed earlier this year, while appealing a trial court ruling against the law. [read post]
12 Jul 2016, 6:40 am
Phil Bryant is fighting to defend HB 1523, a religious exemption law passed earlier this year; A federal judge halted enforcement of the law on June 30": Chris Geidner of BuzzFeed News has this report. [read post]
29 Jun 2016, 6:38 am by Justin Cosgrove
HB 1523 is a religious freedom law signed by Governor Phil Bryant [official website] and portions are set... [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]
10 Apr 2016, 6:05 pm by Consuella Pachico
Governor Phil Bryant (R), signed HB 1523 into law which endorses discrimination against LGBT people and those who have sex before marriage. [read post]
9 Apr 2016, 10:33 am by Timothy P. Flynn
Amazingly, this law sailed through both state houses in February and Republican Governor Phil Bryant, a vocal proponent of religious liberty, signed the bill into law last Tuesday.Legal challenges to the statute cannot be far behind. [read post]
6 Apr 2016, 11:58 am by Neil Schoenherr
 Phil Bryant signed into law House Bill 1523, a controversial “religious freedom” bill, which says that the state government cannot punish public employees, social service providers and businesses that refuse to provide services to people because of a religious opposition. [read post]
6 Apr 2016, 8:30 am
Phil Bryant signed into law HB 1523, another sweeping piece of legislation, which authorizes discrimination based on sincerely held religious beliefs that: The bill will further entrench discrimination against LGBT people, unmarried people who have sex, and anyone else who doesn’t conform to expectations about gender and gender roles. [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]
5 Apr 2016, 3:40 pm by Andrew M. Ironside
Reuters reports: Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant on Tuesday signed into law a measure affording wide protections for actions considered discriminatory by gay rights activists. [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]
1 Apr 2016, 1:26 pm by Howard Friedman
Phil Bryant so far refuses to say whether or not he will sign the bill into law. [read post]
1 Apr 2016, 6:57 am by Tammy Binford
Governor Phil Bryant hasn’t said whether he will sign the measure, but according to news reports, he has said he doesn’t consider it discriminatory. [read post]
31 Mar 2016, 7:40 am by Kasey Tuttle
The Senate made slight revisions to the bill after it was passed by the House, requiring the House to give final approval before it is sent to Governor Phil Bryant [official website]. [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]
16 Mar 2016, 3:39 pm by randywallace
Attorney Carlos Moore filed a lawsuit against Governor Phil Bryant in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. [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]