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January 29, 2008
JJ – Incest in Dixie: The Mississippi Legal Profession
Incest in Dixie: The Mississippi Legal Profession As the Scruggs wildfire rages, there has been much bloviating by the media and politicians over reforming the legal system in Mississippi. Unfortunately, the only reason these pinheads are even discussing such changes is because the Scruggs scandal hit the fan. While they are shocked, shocked mind you,…
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January 29, 2008
Hampton tries to carry water for Hood, but spills the bucket
“Sunshine” bill Let’s be clear here. This is a direct partisan attack on Attorney General Jim Hood. It is Republican inspired and it is directed at the state’s top Democrat. He is vulnerable on the issue politically, admittedly much to his own doing. He set himself up with bad political decisions involving outside counsel and…
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January 29, 2008
LNL – Admitted felons still battling over attorneys fees
Admitted felons still battling over attorneys fees Two attorneys who have pleaded guilty to judicial bribery charges continue to fight to preserve millions in attorneys fees they earned while representing the State of Mississippi. Joey Langston and Timothy Balducci on Monday filed a response to state Lieutenant Governor Phil Bryant’s assertion that the dispute over…
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January 29, 2008
LNL – Scruggs continues Coghlan quest
Scruggs continues Coghlan quest “For an attorney to represent a defendant after previously representing another defendant in the same case, only to be later called upon to be part of that defense team’s cross-examination… certainly does not pass the smell test,” Biggers said. Scruggs is required to obtain local counsel and is also represented by…
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January 29, 2008
FOLO – Ed Peters-Judge DeLaughter restrospective, part 4: State v. Middleton
Ed Peters-Judge DeLaughter restrospective, part 4: State v. Middleton We’ve written about a motion filed in a case called Eaton Corp. v. Frisby which raises questions about the off-the-record involvement of Ed Peters in a case before Judge Bobby DeLaughter. The questions echo the government’s facts in the guilty plea of Joey Langston. We’ve also…
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January 29, 2008
FOLO – Prosecution to use “other crime” evidence in Scruggs case
Prosecution to use “other crime” evidence in Scruggs case In the case against Dickie Scruggs over allegations of bribing Judge Lackey, the prosecution has filed a Notice of Intent to Introduce “similar acts evidence pursuant to Rule 404(b), Fed. R. Evid., at the trial” and that the evidence was provided to defense counsel by letter…
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January 29, 2008
DJ – Prosecutors ready to say bribery attempts aren’t anything new
Prosecutors ready to say bribery attempts aren’t anything new Federal prosecutors seem to be saying it’s not the first time famed Oxford attorney Richard Scruggs and others have tried to bribe a judge. Monday, they filed a “notice of intent” to introduce “similar acts evidence” in its case against Scruggs, his son Zach and Oxford…
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January 29, 2008
NYTIMES – If You Can’t Win the Case, Buy an Election and Get Your Own Judge
If You Can’t Win the Case, Buy an Election and Get Your Own Judge Building a remarkable degree of suspense into the all too familiar ploys described here, Mr. Grisham delivers his savviest book in years. His extended vacation from hard-hitting fiction is over. However passionately he cared about the nonfiction events he described in…
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January 29, 2008
WHITECOLLAR – Can a Disqualified Lawyer Continue to Help Out?
Can a Disqualified Lawyer Continue to Help Out? Earlier, Scruggs sought to hire a well-regarded local Mississippi attorney, Kenneth Coghlan, to be part of his defense team in the bribery case. Unfortunately, Coghlan had earlier represented a co-defendant, Steve Patterson, for a brief period before withdrawing, and Patterson has now entered a plea agreement and…
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January 28, 2008
FOLO – Kirk v. Pope: Strange Event #4?
Kirk v. Pope: Strange Event #4? According to the Jerry Mitchell C/L story linked above, in reducing the damages, Judge DeLaughter did something else. The C/L story says: “In 2003, DeLaughter lowered Kirk’s award to $400,000, saying Pope’s trial counsel was inadequate.” That is very unusual thing for a judge to put in an order,…
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January 28, 2008
FOLO – Ya think the F.B.I. reads FOLO
Ya think the F.B.I. reads FOLO Again today, Mitchell must report that he can’t locate his old friend DeLaughter for comment; nor, of course, has anybody espied Ed Peters since approximately the dawn of Scruggsiana; nor will a one of the lawyers involved in Kirk or Eaton give Jerry a moment either. And since Dickie…
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January 28, 2008
SDN – Ross pursues GOP nod for U.S. House seat
Ross pursues GOP nod for U.S. House seat Former State Sen. Charlie Ross says his record in the Mississippi Legislature and his experience there are distinguishing factors as he runs for Congress. Ross, a Brandon resident who grew up in Eupora, says he has “close and deep ties to Starkville,” where a number of relatives…
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March 20, 2026
DiBiase found not guilty on all 13 counts for his alleged role in Mississippi’s largest-ever public welfare scandal
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March 20, 2026
White House urges Congress to take a light touch on AI regulations in new legislative blueprint
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Frank Corder
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March 20, 2026
International Paper to build new $225 million facility in Rankin County
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Frank Corder
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March 17, 2026
Mississippi Ag Commissioner pushes back on California’s corporate climate reporting mandate
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Frank Corder
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March 17, 2026
Salad Days Hydroponic Farm cuts ribbon on new Flora greenhouse facility
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Frank Corder
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March 12, 2026
Unions ratify largest single wage increase in Ingalls Shipbuilding history
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Matt Friedeman
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March 22, 2026
Remembering John Perkins: Incomparable, unique, one of a kind
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Susan Marquez
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March 20, 2026
Mississippi Symphony Orchestra hosts Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues Experience
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Alistair Begg
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March 20, 2026
The triumphant King
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Russ Latino
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March 20, 2026
Could Mississippi’s conservative, business donors stop giving to Republican incumbents?
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Russ Latino
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March 19, 2026
Employers warn Senate plan to raise Mississippians’ drug prices will cost dearly
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Sid Salter
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March 18, 2026
Hyde-Smith withstood a nearly “coordinated” attack in cruising to GOP primary win
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