The Mississippi Supreme Court handed down two opinions yesterday. One is a temporary custody case that the Court took up on interlocutory appeal and the other is the conclusion of a major school-funding case.
Hinds v. Caldwell, 2023-IA-00813-SCT consolidated with 2023-IA-00839-SCT (Civil – Custody)
Reversing the chancellor’s temporary order granting durable legal and physical custody of a foster child and dismissing CPS, holding that the chancellor erred by divesting CPS of custody and dismissing CPS without a hearing.
(9-0)
Midsouth Ass’n of Independent Schools v. Parents for Public Schools, 2022-SA-01129-SCT (Civil – Unconstitutional Statute)
Vacating the chancellor’s decision that two statutes creating and funding a grant program for schools, holding that the petitioner organization failed to demonstrate an adverse impact sufficient to grant associational standing or prove that it had taxpayer standing.
(7-2: King dissented, joined by Kitchens)
Other Orders
- Washington v. State, 2021-CT-01384-SCT (denying cert)
- Stratton v. McKey, 2023-CP-00451-SCT (denying rehearing)
- Farr v. The Mississippi Bar, 2023-BD-01391-SCT (granting leave to resign in good standing from the practice of law)
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