Mississippi Legislature

Mississippi Creates State Sovereignty Commission for Civil Rights Surveillance and Segregationist Funding

1956-03-29 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

In March 1956, the Mississippi Legislature creates the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission (MSSC), a state agency tasked with fighting integration and controlling civil rights activism. Active from 1956 to 1973 and directed by the governor and other top elected officials, the Commission employs …

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Railroad Commission Cases: State Regulation Affirmed with Corporate Property Rights Caveat

1886-03-25 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

The Supreme Court ruled in the Railroad Commission Cases that states possess constitutional authority to set railroad transportation rates through regulatory commissions, upholding Mississippi’s 1884 statute establishing rate-setting power. Filed the same year as the Santa Clara headnote, this …

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