§ 11-67-9. Identification of additional asbestos trust claims by defendant; trust record
A defendant may file a motion requesting a stay of the proceeding on or before the later of the sixtieth day before the date of trial in the action is set to commence or any other such time for which the defendant has a good faith reasonable basis to request a stay. The motion shall […]
§ 11-67-11. Discovery; use of materials
Trust materials and trust governance documents are presumed to be relevant and authentic, and are admissible in evidence in an asbestos action. A claim of privilege does not apply to any trust materials or trust governance documents. A defendant in an asbestos action may seek discovery from an asbestos trust. The plaintiff may not claim […]
§ 11-62-17. Definitions
As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: “State benefit program” means any program administered or funded by the state, or by any agent on behalf of the state, providing cash, payments, grants, contracts, loans or in-kind assistance. “State […]
§ 11-59-15. Application to pending actions
This chapter applies to requests for discovery in cases pending on July 1, 2011.
§ 11-61-1. Mississippi Religious Freedom Restoration Act; legislative findings; purpose; applicability; relation to First Amendment
This section shall be known and may be cited as the Mississippi Religious Freedom Restoration Act. The Mississippi Legislature finds the following: The framers of the Constitution, recognizing free exercise of religion as an unalienable right, secured its protection in the First Amendment to the Constitution; Laws “neutral” toward religion may burden religious exercise as […]
§ 11-62-1. Short title
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Protecting Freedom of Conscience from Government Discrimination Act.”
§ 11-62-3. Protected beliefs
The sincerely held religious beliefs or moral convictions protected by this chapter are the belief or conviction that: Marriage is or should be recognized as the union of one man and one woman; Sexual relations are properly reserved to such a marriage; and Male (man) or female (woman) refer to an individual’s immutable biological sex […]
§ 11-62-5. Discriminatory action by state government prohibited
The state government shall not take any discriminatory action against a religious organization wholly or partially on the basis that such organization: Solemnizes or declines to solemnize any marriage, or provides or declines to provide services, accommodations, facilities, goods or privileges for a purpose related to the solemnization, formation, celebration or recognition of any marriage, […]
§ 11-62-7. Discriminatory action defined
As used in this chapter, discriminatory action includes any action taken by the state government to: Alter in any way the tax treatment of, or cause any tax, penalty, or payment to be assessed against, or deny, delay, revoke, or otherwise make unavailable an exemption from taxation of any person referred to in Section 11-62-5; […]
§ 11-62-9. Actions under chapter
A person may assert a violation of this chapter as a claim against the state government in any judicial or administrative proceeding or as defense in any judicial or administrative proceeding without regard to whether the proceeding is brought by or in the name of the state government, any private person or any other party. […]