Is It Illegal to Marry Your Cousin in Mississippi? Here’s What the Law Says

In Mississippi, it is illegal to marry your first cousin. The state law explicitly prohibits and voids marriages between first cousins. This prohibition extends to both opposite-sex and same-sex first cousin marriages. Legal Restrictions Mississippi’s laws …

Mississippi Delta newspaper loses battle over editorial, vows to fight 

The judge issued a temporary restraining order without hearing from the newspaper, siding with the city's defamation claim. The newspaper's publisher plans to fight the order, calling it an attack on local journalism. A newspaper in the Mississippi …

Why Mississippi State wasn't fined for storming the court vs Texas A&M 

Recent Changes to the Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure

The last quarter of 2024 and the beginning of 2025 saw multiple amendments to the Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure that will impact Mississippi practitioners.  The three primary Rule changes are: (1) third-party complaints can be timely filed without …

No. 22 Mississippi State basketball picks up ranked win at home over No. 7 Texas A&M

Mississippi lieutenant governor suffers scary fall live during Senate address

Mississippi Republican Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann collapsed while presiding over the state Senate on Wednesday. In a video first posted to the Mississippi legislature’s YouTube page that has since been deleted but posted elsewhere, Hosemann, 77, can be seen …

Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann collapses on floor of state Senate

Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann collapsed on the floor of the state Senate Wednesday morning, with staffers and fellow pols rushing to his aid. One second Hosemann was standing at his podium at the front of the chamber, the Mississippi Clarion Ledger …

Reaction: North Mississippi had a snow day on Wednesday

Mississippi lieutenant governor, 77, collapses on floor of Senate

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Texas A&M HC Buzz Williams speaks after loss to Mississippi State

Losing to a Top 25 team on the road when you are predicted to lose by a few points does not seem like that much of an issue. However, how you lose can mean a lot, especially this late in the season when it's crunch time. Texas A&M's NCAA …