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January 15, 2008
Mississippi Bar Statement on Recent Pleas and Indictments
Mississippi Bar Statement on Recent Pleas and Indictments Commenting on the recent guilty pleas and indictments, Bobby Bailess of Vicksburg, President of The Mississippi Bar, stated, “These admissions and allegations of attempts to improperly influence judges undermine our system of justice.” “Our legal system is based on the principle that fair and impartial judges will,…
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January 15, 2008
SH – Prosecutors: Scruggs and associates tried to influence Mississippi judge
Prosecutors: Scruggs and associates tried to influence Mississippi judge Powerful attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs conspired with associates to win a favorable decision in a lawsuit by offering to help the state court judge in the case get appointed to the federal bench, according to court papers unsealed Monday in an expanding judicial bribery case. The…
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January 15, 2008
YP – Langston has cut a sweet deal
In the Langston plea deal, the government agrees not to pursue other criminal charges and agrees not to pursue forfeiture of assets. My question is whether or not Mr. Langston may have a significant tax problem on his hands. If indeed he funnelled $10M to P.L. Blake has Mr. Scruggs asserted in his deposition in…
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January 15, 2008
Former state auditor Patterson agrees to plead guilty in bribery case
Former state auditor Patterson agrees to plead guilty in bribery case According to the plea agreement, Patterson has agreed to plead guilty to the first count of the indictment and to undergo a lie detector test. The plea has not been entered in open court, however. It is not clear when that will happen. Jerry…
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January 15, 2008
BREAKING – Patterson Pleads Guilty – We’ve Got the Docs
Steve Patterson has now pleaded guilty and is cooperating with the Feds. A copy of the plea agreement is here. It looks like almost the identical deal that Langston received.
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January 15, 2008
DJ – Court is told that Lackey made first request for money
Court is told that Lackey made first request for money Circuit Judge Henry Lackey was the one who asked for the $40,000 in a case ensnaring famed attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs and four others, according to comments made in court Monday. The five are accused of trying to bribe Lackey in 2007. In open court…
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January 15, 2008
ICLAWBLOG – Scruggs Nation, Day 48: center for news updates
Scruggs Nation, Day 48: center for news updates I’ve had a chance to pull all the current entries on the docket in USA v. Langston from PACER, and have reorganized them from the way I originally had them and relisted them below so they are easy to access. Insurance Coverage Blog 1/14/8
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January 15, 2008
Scruggs’ attorneys seek to keep him from testifying
Scruggs’ attorneys seek to keep him from testifying Clarion Ledger 1/14/8
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January 14, 2008
FOLO – The judge’s ruling this morning in the Jones, Funderburg litigation
The judge’s ruling this morning in the Jones, Funderburg litigation The defendants (the attorney for Scruggs) argued that a bribery attempt “is not an invocation of the judicial process” that waives arbitration. The lawyer argued that the plaintiffs are “trying to go outside the civil process” with the waiver argument. ((cough) Who is it exactly…
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January 14, 2008
FOLO – From the courtroom in Jones, Funderburg v. Scruggs
From the courtroom in Jones, Funderburg v. Scruggs From a first-hand source in the courtroom. The judge did not allow testimony and suppressed the subpoenas of everyone (including Judge Lackey) and Grady Tollison responded with a proffer (statement of what he would prove if the judge allowed him to go forward) that included the two…
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January 14, 2008
10 seek to replace Wicker in House
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 1/14/8 State Rep. Steve Holland’s entry into the 1st Congressional District race was Friday’s surprise as the qualifying deadline passed for party primaries. “I have enjoyed a wonderful bond with the people of the 1st District for almost 30 years now,” said the Plantersville Democrat. A businessman and a state…
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January 14, 2008
McCoy must broker peace in the House
The Hattiesburg American Editorial, 1/14/8 The idea that “four more years” of House Speaker Billy McCoy’s leadership in the House is in some manner unprecedented or onerous is one that ignores more than a century of Mississippi’s history. The names are legendary in the state’s political history — some famous, some infamous. But the post…
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February 2, 2026
Campaign finance reports give voters a glimpse into who’s jockeying for higher office in 2027
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Jeremy Pittari
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February 2, 2026
Bills focused on student mental health head to House floor
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Jeremy Pittari
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January 30, 2026
All elected school board bill moves forward in Mississippi House
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Frank Corder
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January 27, 2026
Nike announces layoffs in Mississippi, Tennessee
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Frank Corder
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January 20, 2026
SouthWorth acquires Mississippi-based American Furniture Manufacturing
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Frank Corder
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January 13, 2026
Higgins contracted to lead Tate County economic development
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Robert St. John
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February 2, 2026
Taproots
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Alistair Begg
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February 2, 2026
Eternal peace
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Matt Friedeman
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February 1, 2026
Making disciples in Lagos, Nigeria
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Barrett Donahoe
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February 2, 2026
A historic opportunity for Mississippi families
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Nathan Sanders
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February 1, 2026
Why Mississippi’s workforce future depends on school choice
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Sid Salter
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January 28, 2026
Restoring Mississippi’s ballot initiative in 2026: Long road, real stakes, narrow chances
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