JACKSON, Miss. - The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has temporarily delayed Mississippi officials from creating a state-run court in part of the majority-Black capital city of Jackson starting on Jan. 1.
The ruling came just before U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate dismissed requests to block the new court in a ruling filed this past weekend.
The 5th Circuit granted a temporary administrative stay, blocking the court's creation until at least Jan. 5. The decision followed a request from the NAACP.
Even though the court blocked Mississippi officials from creating the state-run court in Jackson, attorneys for the state had already said that the court did not yet have a workable place to operate and still needed to hire staff.
The 5th Circuit's order said the court had not developed an opinion on the merits of any issue. (The AP 01/02/24) Federal appeals court temporarily delays new state-run court in Jackson, Mississippi | Jefferson City News Tribune
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