Oliver Diaz’s story featured in HBO documentary
Oliver Diaz Jr. remembers the moment he realized judicial races had changed for good in Mississippi.
He was watching morning television, probably as he dressed for a day of campaigning in his state Supreme Court race. The November 2000 election was two weeks away. An advertisement flashed onto the screen.
The announcer said, “Oliver Diaz is taking thousands of dollars from Mississippi trial lawyers,” as bags filled with money landed on a judge’s bench. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce sponsored the ad, he noted at the time.
Sun Herald
6/14/11
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