In Legal Terms: MS Shield Law

In Legal Terms: MS Shield Law

From In Legal Terms by MPB Think Radio

April 23, 2026 · 46 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of the MS Shield Law for voting rights in Mississippi with legal experts.

We’re approaching new-laws-take-affect season. The MS Shield Law is one that has been signed by the governor. What does it mean for people who want to vote? Our guests, attorneys Ahmed Soussi , a senior staff attorney at the Southern Poverty Law Center, and Amir Badat , the founding partner of Badat Legal, will talk with us about it. Yallvote.ms MS Center for Justice League of Women Voters Mississippi Mississippi Votes MS Immigrants Rights Alliance Delta Sigma Theta Vote 411 In Legal Terms, the show where we break down the law, explain how it works, and help make it a little less intimidating for everyday Mississippians hosted by attorney Adam Kilgore. legalterms@mbponline.org If you enjoyed listening to this podcast, please consider contributing to MPB: https://donate.mpbfoundation.org/mspb/podcast Today’s Legal Terms on In Legal Terms are: DOCUMENTARY PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP (DPOC), NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION ACT (NVRA), LIST MAINTENANCE   You can listen LIVE to us from the MPB Public Media app or from MPBonline.org/radio Thursdays, following our over-the-air broadcast, you can hear Next Stop Mississippi on MPB Think Radio at 4pm Central. In Legal Terms has got the jump…

People in this episode

Host: Adam Kilgore

Guests: Ahmed Soussi, Amir Badat

Topics covered

  • MS Shield Law
  • voting rights
  • legal education
  • citizenship proof
  • voter registration

Keywords

  • MS Shield Law
  • voting
  • citizenship
  • legal terms
  • Mississippi

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Southern Poverty Law Center, Badat Legal, MS Center for Justice, League of Women Voters Mississippi, Mississippi Votes, MS Immigrants Rights Alliance, Delta Sigma Theta, Vote 411

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