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June 28, 2008
SH – Transcript: Dickie Scruggs sentencing transcript
Transcript: Dickie Scruggs sentencing transcript (text version) (hattip FOLO) JUDGE NEAL B. BIGGERS : Gentlemen, I assume that both sides are ready to proceed in this matter of U . S . v . Scruggs. Are you ready, Mr. Keker? JOHN KEKER (Scruggs’ attorney): Yes, Your Honor. JUDGE NEAL B. BIGGERS : All right. Mr.…
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June 28, 2008
Statement from Governor Barbour about House’s inaction on Medicaid
“Today the House of Representatives not only failed to do its job, sixty-eight members of the House, including the House leadership, violated their oath of office. Every legislator takes an oath upon entering office, and swears before God to execute all the requirements of the Constitution of the State of Mississippi. That Constitution requires a…
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June 28, 2008
400 letters written to judge on case
400 letters written to judge on case Noticeably absent are letters from Scruggs’ brother-in-law, former U.S. Sen. Trent Lott; former Mississippi Attorney General Mike Moore; and Scruggs’ friend and best-selling novelist John Grisham. Scruggs began his legal career when William Winter recruited him into Winter’s law firm. Their relationship has been strong ever since, Winter…
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June 28, 2008
BOWWOW – Y’allPolitics Serves Up Some Rubbish (allegedly)
by Alan Lange In Legal Schnauzer’s piece Y’all Politics Serves Up Some Rubbish , the author contends that I have my “head firmly buried in the Mississippi Mud” with regards to the post I wrote about the habitual “buffing up” of Paul Minor. Truthfully, I’ve been accused of worse. Here is the simple fact that…
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June 28, 2008
Greenspan’s exit from IU athletics long overdue
Greenspan’s exit from IU athletics long overdue And now, the epitaph can be written on Rick Greenspan’s reign of (t) error at Indiana University. He may not have completely destroyed IU’s basketball program — he had some help — but the misguided athletic director brought one of the nation’s legendary programs to its knees. Finally,…
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June 28, 2008
‘Air-It-Out’ returns to Manning Camp
‘Air-It-Out’ returns to Manning Camp THIBODAUX — Back-to-back Super Bowl MVP’s Peyton Manning and Eli Manning will soon be sending footballs soaring in the air at John L. Guidry Stadium. The Super Bowl champion quarterbacks will host the “Iberia Bank Air-It-Out” session at 11 a.m. July 12 to highlight the Manning Passing Academy. Tickets for…
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June 28, 2008
FOLO – From the Backstrom sentencing
From the Backstrom sentencing Judge: “The Court has studied the situation and plea agreement. We agree that Sid’s letters show he is well-liked and respected in his profession.” Mentions that many of the letters received were solicited, so there is no surprise that they ask for leniency. Court also received unsolicited letters from lay people…
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June 28, 2008
DJ – Sid Backstrom – 28 months in prison
UPDATE:Sid Backstrom – 28 months in prison Judge Neal Biggers Jr. sentenced Backstrom to 28 months in prison, three years’ supervised release after gets out and a $250,000 fine. Backstrom also was ordered to pay for the cost of his own incarceration. Attorneys asked and Biggers agreed to ask the Bureau of Prisons if they…
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June 28, 2008
Big Ten reaps the benefits of TV network; is the SEC next?
Big Ten reaps the benefits of TV network; is the SEC next? Big Ten fans received a jolt of good news last week when the conference’s co-owned television venture, the Big Ten Network, announced a long-awaited agreement with the nation’s largest cable provider, Comcast. Starting Aug. 15, nearly 25 million new customers will have access…
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June 27, 2008
FOLO Reports Sid Backstrom gets 2.5 years
FOLO Reports Sid Backstrom gets 2.5 years, and cites his cooperation in the investigation.
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June 27, 2008
Can Dickie Scruggs and Paul Minor bunk together in Pensacola? Maybe not.
One of YP’s regular bloggers, Jane, had this to say. I found this in a cert petition: “As the district court explained, Bureau of Prisons policy also provides that government witnesses and the individuals against whom they have testified should not be incarcerated in the same institution (Pet. App. B3 n.2; see also 28 C.F.R.…
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June 27, 2008
ICLAWBLOG – Scruggs Nation: June 27, the sentencing
Scruggs Nation: June 27, the sentencing Hey, let’s be fair here! The justice system gave a lot to Scruggs, so maybe he just decided it was time to give some back! In $40,000 increments, apparently. Insurance Coverage Blog 6/27/8
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May 2, 2025
Maxwell appointed USDA State Director by President Trump
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May 2, 2025
Senator Wicker on Trump’s budget request: President’s advisors “were apparently not listening”
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Frank Corder
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May 2, 2025
Ole Miss pulls support of Oxford Pride Parade citing new DEI law
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Frank Corder
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April 23, 2025
Amazon locating inbound cross dock operations in Marshall County, creating 1,000 jobs
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Lynne Jeter
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April 17, 2025
GE Aerospace moving at warp speed in Batesville
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Lynne Jeter
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April 15, 2025
ABB doubling size of operations in Tate County
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Matt Friedeman
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May 4, 2025
Anthrakian and déjà vu
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C.H. Spurgeon
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May 4, 2025
Showers of blessing
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May 2, 2025
He promises you
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Sid Salter
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April 30, 2025
Is a new era in federal natural disaster relief something Mississippi can easily navigate?
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Bill Crawford
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April 27, 2025
Model Utah program considered by legislature unfairly denigrated
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Courtney Taylor
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Inside Mississippi’s workforce reset: Reduce waste, cut overhead, create results
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