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January 14, 2008
JJ – Clarion Ledger Dropping The Ball?
Clarion Ledger Dropping The Ball? Apparently former Hinds County District Attorney Ed Peters has been accused of taking over a million dollars from the attorneys involved in the current federal investigation into judicial corruption in Mississippi. The Clarion-Ledger reported today “According to statements, Peters was eventually given a total of $1 million to influence DeLaughter…
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January 14, 2008
An Open Letter to Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood
Jimmy, we have a problem . . .
By Alan Lange Editor, YallPolitics.com
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January 14, 2008
FOLO – The timing on DeLaughter’s courtesy call
The timing on DeLaughter’s courtesy call What if the bribee got snookered? FOLO 1/13/8
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January 14, 2008
ICLAWBLOG – Scruggs Nation, Day 47: story says Joey Langston pleads guilty
Scruggs Nation, Day 47: story says Joey Langston pleads guilty Insurance Coverage Blog 1/13/8
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January 14, 2008
OVERLAWYERED – Joey Langston indicted, cooperating with feds
Joey Langston indicted, cooperating with feds Now we may have a better idea why prominent Booneville, Miss. lawyer Joseph Langston recently withdrew as counsel for Dickie Scruggs in the widening corruption scandal: per a report by Jerry Mitchell in Sunday’s Jackson Clarion-Ledger, Langston was himself nabbed on corruption charges, has pleaded guilty and is cooperating…
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January 14, 2008
FOLO – Questions raised by the Langston guilty plea story
Questions raised by the Langston guilty plea story Langston is pleading guilty to an attempt to influence Circuit Judge Bobby DeLaughter in the Wilson v. Scruggs fee dispute case. An execllent and helpful account of that case is in this comment. Langston is apparently stating that he paid Ed Peters (former Hinds County district attorney…
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January 14, 2008
FOLO – Tim-ber-r-r-rrrrrrrrrr
Tim-ber-r-r-rrrrrrrrrr In patented Mitchell/C-L fashion, this story’s narrative of what actually went down is a chopped-up, chronologically-muddled mess. Best I can tell, though, it runs something like this: Back in 1994, Dickie Scruggs’s former partners in some settled-out asbestos litigation, Alwyn Luckey and William Roberts Wilson, Jr., sued him in Hinds County court over the…
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January 14, 2008
Joey Langston Pleads GUILTY
Another lawyer pleads guilty On Dec. 10, the FBI served a search warrant at Langston’s law office, where Balducci previously worked, seeking documents related to that attorneys’ fees lawsuit as well as documents regarding payments to Jackson lawyer Ed Peters, who played no known role in the case. In 2001, Peters retired as Hinds County…
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January 13, 2008
ICLAWBLOG – Renfroe v. Rigsby update
Renfroe v. Rigsby update Judge Acker denied motions by Scruggs and the Rigsby sisters that he recuse himself from the case on the grounds of the perception of bias that might arise from his referral of Scruggs for criminal contempt of court charges (Scruggs is not a party in this case, nor did he represent…
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January 13, 2008
ICLAWBLOG – Hood takes new oath of office, no mention of Scruggs but vows to fight fake contact lens
Hood takes new oath of office, no mention of Scruggs but vows to fight fake contact lenses Now, from what I can see, Hood is an energetic law enforcement official. I follow Katrina-related events, but I’m not in a position to judge his total performance in office nor do I care to — I will…
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January 13, 2008
DJOURNAL – Scruggs update
Scruggs update A source close to the case told the Daily Journal on Wednesday that Patterson has changed his innocent plea for leniency and is helping prosecutors. His status and other sealed documents are expected to become public Monday, when one legal observer said more issues of the case will be clarified. In a reportedly…
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January 13, 2008
ASBESTOSLAND – Who Was on the Phone at Dickie Scruggs’s Office?
Who Was on the Phone at Dickie Scruggs’s Office? According to the Associated Press on January 11, 2008, recently filed court papers reveal that, between Sept. 26 and Oct. 23, 2007, authorities taped 14 calls that confessed former asbestos plaintiffs’ lawyer Richard “Dickie” Scruggs bribery co-conspirator Timothy Balducci made to the Scruggs Law Firm in…
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September 3, 2026
Trump promises to campaign for Republicans and says they have a winning midterm message
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Jeremy Pittari
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September 3, 2026
Brown, Carr reject Stamps’ call to allow SNAP benefits to be used to pay water bills
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September 3, 2026
Mississippi middle of the pack in State Tax Competitiveness Index
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September 2, 2026
Gulf Ship investing $44 million to expand Gulfport shipyard
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August 28, 2026
Ocean Aero creating 45 jobs with $4 million expansion in Gulfport
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Frank Corder
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August 27, 2026
Raytheon announces completion of $50 million expansion in Forest
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September 3, 2026
Playoff sting still fresh, Ole Miss braces for Louisville in the week’s lone ranked matchup
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September 3, 2026
Aie’s Taste of Thai: Food, music, and a giving heart
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September 3, 2026
A theology of grief
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Mike Chaney
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September 3, 2026
Mississippians deserve more affordable health insurance options
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Sid Salter
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September 2, 2026
For over 40 years, Mississippi workers have exceeded expectations at Raytheon
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Ashby Foote
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September 1, 2026
Energy Wars: Attack of the drones
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