In this state, Aaron Henry led the “Loyalists” against the “Regulars” of governor Bill Waller. In 2002, Antonin Scalia’s opinion in Branch v. Smith upheld a redistricting plan in this state that aided the son of his hunting buddy Charles Pickering. This is the home state of Democratic direct mail strategist Hal Malchow, who had himself euthanized in March 2024. After winning exactly half its districts in 1999, this state’s most recent Democrat governor, Ronnie Musgrove, (15[1])was chosen by its legislature in a since-abolished procedure. A (*) hard-of-hearing senator from this state would have (-5[1])been (-5[1])the sole reviewer (10[1])of the Nixon (-5[2])tapes in the “Stennis compromise.” (10[1])A (-5[1])Sovereignty (10[1])Commission (-5[1])handled desegregation in this state, where the Freedom Democratic Party (10[1])was founded by Fannie Lou Hamer. (10[2])For 10 points, name this now solidly-Republican state whose flagship university was desegregated by James Meredith. ■END■ (10[5]0[1])