September 14, 2016
Grenada-based attorney Carlos Moore, who sued Gov. Phil Bryant alleging that the Mississippi state flag is not constitutional, has http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/documents/2016/sep/14/state-flag-lawsuit-appeal-5th-circuit/">appealed his case to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Last week U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2016/sep/08/state-flag-lawsuit-dismissed-what-could-be-shown-f/">dismissed Moore's lawsuit but left the door open to potential legal action in the future.
Moore alleged that the Confederate battle emblem in the canton of the Mississippi state flag violates the 13th and 14th Amendments. He brought his federal lawsuit against Gov. Phil Bryant, who has the authority to ensure that state laws are followed.
Reeves did not find Moore to have standing in his case. Moore had to prove that the injury he had suffered (seeing the state flag over courthouses where he practices law) had a causal connection to Gov. Bryant and the state of Mississippi displaying the Confederate emblem.
To read all of Judge Reeves' opinion in the dismissal of Moore's case, http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/documents/2016/sep/08/order-moore-v-bryant-case/">click here.
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