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January 30, 2008
Watchdog Committee Probes Judicial Bribery Allegations
Watchdog Committee Probes Judicial Bribery Allegations There are reports the Mississippi Judicial Performance Committee is investigating allegations that Hinds County Judge Bobby DeLaughter may have improperly shared a proposed ruling involving trial lawyer Dickie Scruggs. Judge DeLaughter eventually ruled in Scruggs’ favor. Attorneys Ed Peters, Joey Langston and former State Auditor Steve Patterson pocketed 1…
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January 30, 2008
OVERLAWYERED – Mississippi: “Feds expand bribery investigation”
Mississippi: “Feds expand bribery investigation” Overlawyered 1/29/8
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January 30, 2008
WSJLAWBLOG – John Grisham & Judicial Elections
John Grisham & Judicial Elections This morning on the Today show, Grisham told Matt Lauer, “Electing judges is a bad idea.” His solution? “You start with a nonpartisan commission, you screen the judges, you get good people, you get them appointed. If they serve a number of years, let them run maybe for an election…
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January 30, 2008
Government says it has more evidence to use in Scruggs trial
Government says it has more evidence to use in Scruggs trial As expected, the federal government is planning on introducing evidence it apparently gathered from the guilty plea of attorney Joey Langston in the judicial bribery trial of prominent trial lawyer Richard “Dickie” Scruggs. Scruggs is alleged to have attempted a bribe of a state…
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January 30, 2008
DJ – Judge steps aside in case related to DeLaughter
Judge steps aside in case related to DeLaughter A special master in a Hinds County court case has resigned, citing concerns a conversation with former Hinds District Attorney Ed Peters may have tainted his credibility to judge the matter. William Larry Latham of Madison told Circuit Judge Swan Yerger on Monday his resignation was necessary…
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January 29, 2008
FOLO – Some thoughts on clearing and rebuilding
Some thoughts on clearing and rebuilding So whatever else may come of this civic cataclysm for Mississippi, when y’all go to repair the damage, you’re going to have to tear some of the rubble right down to the ground, haul it far away and bury it deep, pour a new slab, and construct impermeable new…
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January 29, 2008
Let the facts speak in the lawyer issue
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 1/29/8 Former House Appropriations Committee Chairman Charlie Capps, D-Cleveland, was in many ways a stereotype and in other ways an anachronism. Silver-haired and cigar chomping, Capps, who stepped down earlier this decade, was the epitome of the one-time Delta legislative power broker. Capps had his customary cigar at a…
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January 29, 2008
System for selecting judges in need of review
The Daily Leader, 1/28/8 Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice James Smith is suggesting it is time to take a look at how appellate judges are selected in the state. Smith’s comments last week come following the November federal indictments of power plaintiffs attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs and others in an alleged bribery scheme involving a…
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January 29, 2008
Cochran miffed with Bush proposal
The Hattiesburg American, 1/29/8 President Bush’s final State of the Union address got a mixed review from Mississippi’s federal lawmakers. While most Republicans praised Monday’s speech, Sen. Thad Cochran, the highest-ranking Republican on the Senate Appropriations Committee, said he opposed the president’s attempts to shrink the number of earmarks or local projects sought by lawmakers…
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January 29, 2008
Miss. Republicans support Bush’s goals following State of the Union address
The Sun Herald, 1/29/8 Two Republican members of Mississippi’s congressional delegation lauded President Bush following Monday’s State of the Union address and expressed hope Democrats in Congress will support his priorities. U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, who has been in the Senate for a week after being appointed to replace former Sen. Trent Lott, hailed Bush…
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January 29, 2008
Guns: Airports should tighten weapons security
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/29/8 The air-traveling public can thank Jackson Mayor Frank Melton for increased scrutiny of passengers claiming to be police officers attempting to carry guns aboard commercial flights. If it weren’t for Melton’s odd gun-toting personality quirk, the potentially deadly issue might not have become public. The Clarion-Ledger reported on the lapse in air…
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January 29, 2008
Musgrove is against pork
The Sun Herald, 1/29/8 Senate candidate Ronnie Musgrove said Monday if elected he would take conservative fiscal values to Washington and fight pork barrel projects. In a meeting with the Sun Herald on Monday, the former governor said the federal government spends about $120 billion on pork barrel type projects each year. He said the…
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June 17, 2026
Gould Industries locating in southwest Mississippi
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June 17, 2026
In boost to Musk, Justice Department seeks to dismiss air pollution lawsuit against xAI data center
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June 17, 2026
Magnolia Mornings: June 17, 2026
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Frank Corder
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June 16, 2026
U.S. Army contracts with General Atomics for long-range maneuvering projectile program
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Frank Corder
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June 10, 2026
NPL Construction locating fabrication, manufacturing operations in Greenwood
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Frank Corder
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June 8, 2026
EVE Energy makes U.S. Dept. of War’s roster of “Chinese military companies”
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John Maxwell
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June 17, 2026
Ode to Jackson’s New Stage Theatre
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Alistair Begg
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June 17, 2026
The true prophetic voice
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Meredith Biesinger
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June 16, 2026
The Next Chapter: How Dixon Books & Loft brought new life to a Natchez landmark
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Sid Salter
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June 17, 2026
State Supreme Court holds firm in seeking justice for Quitman County family in 1990
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Roger Wicker
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June 12, 2026
Wicker: Mississippi leads in national defense
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Ashby Foote
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June 11, 2026
A Jackson data center: Threat or opportunity?
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