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March 25, 2008
Thad Cochran Supports Glenn McCullough in MS 1st
Senator Thad Cochran has weighed in on the open congressional race in Mississippi’s First District, and he is supporting Glenn McCullough. Cochran, the father of the modern day Republican Party in the Magnolia State, is supporting McCullough through a $5,000 contribution made today from the Senator’s Leadership PAC, the Senate Victory Fund. The contribution will…
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March 24, 2008
LNL – Fight over Langston’s and Balducci’s millions appears headed for state court
Fight over Langston’s and Balducci’s millions appears headed for state court Two former attorneys at the center of Mississippi’s judicial bribery scandal want a federal bankruptcy judge’s rulings before their fight to preserve fees earned performing state work is transferred to a state court. Joey Langston and Timothy Balducci made $14 million in a 2005…
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March 24, 2008
WSJLAWBLOG – He’s Innocent! Or Not. When Defense Lawyers Talk to the Press
He’s Innocent! Or Not. When Defense Lawyers Talk to the Press Here’s one for the criminal defense bar, and nearly anyone who’s ever watched a lawyer defend his client on the TV-talk circuit: Is it kosher to be insisting on your client’s innocence, if they go on to plead guilty? The question arises in the…
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March 24, 2008
ICLAWBLOG – Scruggs Nation, March 24: ten unanswered questions
Scruggs Nation, March 24: ten unanswered questions 3. It seems evident that the government will seek an indictment against Scruggs for his alleged role in the Wilson case. Why did they wait until the conclusion of the Lackey bribery case rather than going after a superseding indictment and rolling all the charges into one? 4.…
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March 24, 2008
FCDBLOG – Reflections on the Dickie Scruggs Saga
Reflections on the Dickie Scruggs Saga One of the things that has struck me about the defendants’ plea colloquy is that several of them have wanted to weigh in and lessen their culpability (see here, Zach’s plea transcript, p.15-16, and here, Dickie’s plea transcript and his famous earwig comment, p. 15). Generally, statements by defendants…
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March 24, 2008
FOLO – Words from and to John Grisham
Words from and to John Grisham Actually, I know of another couple of tales you can expect as soon as some office technology again smiles on folo. But for the moment all I’ve got is this one-liner from John Grisham in the Daily Journal: “This is just not the way it is done, it is…
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March 24, 2008
FOLO – Another part of the Wilson-Luckey cases: How the Luckey case ended up in North Mississippi
Another part of the Wilson-Luckey cases: How the Luckey case ended up in North Mississippi In the early 1990s, Wilson and Scruggs made an agreement for Wilson to leave the practice and in the agreement set forth how they would divide up the future proceeds from the asbestos cases. In 1994, Scruggs fired Alywn Luckey,…
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March 24, 2008
Smoking: Don’t cloud the smoking-ban issue
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 3/24/8 Last week, the city of Gulfport joined the growing list of cities around the state adopting public smoking ordinances. Unfortunately, an effort to strengthen Jackson’s smoking rules appears to be faltering. Last week, the Gulfport City Council approved an ordinance to ban smoking in public places, including restaurants and offices. It…
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March 24, 2008
Hot-button bills working against clock
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/24/8 A bill that would give gaming companies tax incentives to invest in economic development unrelated to casinos is expected to heat up on the floor of the Mississippi Senate this week. And, in the House, a measure that would shrink the number of counties where new casinos can be built could face…
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March 24, 2008
Longer sentences are justified
The Hattiesburg American, 3/24/8 While some people have expressed concern about Mississippi lengthening the sentences for criminals who break into homes where people are present, we believe, considering the seriousness of the crime, the longer sentences are justified. Gov. Haley Barbour signed a bill this week that would increase the penalty for home invasion from…
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March 24, 2008
We need more rules on politics and money
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 3/23/8 Pardons and paroles are subject of much Mississippi political lore. There is the story about a man seeking help from an official to get his cousin out of prison. The official told the man he would need to buy the official’s mule for $500. “Why would I want to pay $500…
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March 24, 2008
Hitting the campaign trail: Gregg Harper and Charlie Ross
The Meridian Star, 3/23/8 The many Republican candidates in the race for the U.S. House 3rd Congressional District seat campaigned hard in the months leading up to the March 11 primary, each of them spending lots of time, money, energy, and resources. They were fighting for the seat that has been held by well-known Mississippians…
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September 18, 2025
Autopsy findings show Delta State student’s manner of death was suicide
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Jeremy Pittari
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September 18, 2025
Change in U.S. Department of Education funding will mean more one-time funds for HBCUs
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Daniel Tyson
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September 18, 2025
Raymond Detention Center to be overseen by federal receiver, court orders
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September 17, 2025
Ridgeland-based HORNE to join BDO USA
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Lynne Jeter
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September 16, 2025
Port Pascagoula drives $18.3 billion in economic impact for Mississippi
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September 15, 2025
A framework deal on TikTok has been reached between the US and China
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Susan Marquez
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September 18, 2025
Robert St. John roasted by Mississippi Press Foundation
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Alistair Begg
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September 18, 2025
The power of proper thinking
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Richelle Putnam
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September 17, 2025
Mississippi Songwriters Performing Arts Center: From the dream to digging dirt
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Russ Latino
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September 18, 2025
Kimmel’s “the FCC won’t let me be” moment
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Russ Latino
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September 18, 2025
Sticks and stones: Navigating ‘free speech’ after Charlie Kirk’s murder
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Sid Salter
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September 17, 2025
Nash’s book chronicles a new take on the realities of ‘Reconstruction in Mississippi’
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