City of Jackson v. Greene

¶ 1. On February 14, 2003, two parents who have children in the Jackson Public School District ("JPS"), Carolyn Greene and Charles Tisdale ("parents"), filed a bill of exceptions pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. § 21-39-11 (Rev. 2001) § 11-75-51 (Rev. 2002) in the Hinds County Circuit Court, First Judicial District. The bill of exceptions alleged that Council members Leslie McLemore and William "Bo" Brown should have recused themselves from a Jackson City Council vote on February 4, 2003, which confirmed the Mayor's appointment of two members to the JPS Board of Trustees. Moreover, the bill of…