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December 26, 2007
Bribery case stemming from Katrina lawsuits makes waves
The USA Today, 12/25/7 Larger-than-life trial lawyer Richard “Dickie” Scruggs is charged with small-time bribery, but the consequences could reach beyond the courthouse square in a northeast Mississippi town. Scruggs, who built a multibillion-dollar litigation empire by taking on the tobacco industry and winning, is a bankroller of Democratic political contenders, a friend of the…
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December 25, 2007
SALTER – Are the feds doing Jim Hood’s job for him?
Are the feds doing Jim Hood’s job for him? Last month, a federal grand jury in Oxford indicted internationally prominent trial attorney Dickie Scruggs along with three other lawyers, including his son, on charges that the defendants took part in a scheme to bribe a state trial court judge. Scruggs has pleaded not guilty to…
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December 25, 2007
Phillips stepping down as public safety commissioner
Phillips stepping down as public safety commissioner Barbour said in a statement on Friday that Charlie Williams, the governor’s chief of staff for the past four years, will serve as interim commissioner. Phillips, who was not immediately available for comment about his future plans, has held the state’s top law enforcement post since May 2005.…
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December 24, 2007
Former Lt. Governor Evelyn Gandy Passes
Former Mississippi Lt. Gov. Evelyn Gandy dies after long illness Former Mississippi Lt. Gov. Evelyn Gandy, the only woman elected to three statewide offices in Mississippi, has died after a lengthy illness. She was 87. Gandy died around 9 p.m. Sunday at her home outside Hattiesburg, said Carroll Ingram, a law partner of Gandy’s who…
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December 24, 2007
ICLAWBLOG – Scruggs Nation miscellany
Scruggs Nation miscellany Hood talked to the Daily Journal? Then I’ll definitely be waiting to hear from him and his assistant AG Courtney Schloemer about when I get to conduct those interviews of them next week. After all, according to Schloemer’s comments published in Legal Newsline, I’m ignoring their side of the story. So again,…
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December 24, 2007
ICLAWBLOG – Scruggs Nation, Day 24: Christmas vacation
Scruggs Nation, Day 24: Christmas vacation First, I don’t assume that State Farm has done no wrong. I don’t assume it has done wrong either. I am not emotionally invested one way or the other as to its rightness or wrongness. I read and interpret publicly available documents and discuss the evidence. My conclusions derive…
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December 22, 2007
FOLO – Scruggs Trial Continued Till 2/25
Scruggs Trial Continued Till 2/25 With a big ol’ hat-tip to you-know-who-you-are, folo presents Judge Biggers’ Order (3-page pdf) amending the schedule of U.S. v. Scruggs as follows: 1. The deadline for discovery completion remains at December 27, 2007; 2. All pretrial motions and any briefs are to be filed by January 21, 2008; 3.…
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December 22, 2007
ICLAWBLOG – And Rossmiller Decimates Schloemer’s Snarkiness
First, I don’t assume that State Farm has done no wrong. I don’t assume it has done wrong either. I am not emotionally invested one way or the other as to its rightness or wrongness. I read and interpret publicly available documents and discuss the evidence. My conclusions derive from the evidence that is available…
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December 22, 2007
LNL – Schloemer lashes out at Rossmiller
Hood aide takes aim at prominent blogger Schloemer e-mailed LegalNewsline.com on Friday with a message for Rossmiller: “I don’t expect this will ever make it into print, but I would appreciate if you would pass along to Mr. Rossmiller that he would be hard-pressed to find a prosecutor anywhere who considers it an advantage to…
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December 21, 2007
Barbour sets Nov. 4 election to fill seat formerly held by Lott
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 12/20/7 Gov. Haley Barbour has set a Nov. 4 election to fill the seat formerly held by U.S. Sen. Trent Lott — a move that could prompt a legal fight. Lott officially resigned Tuesday night with five years left in his current six-year term. He served 16 years in the…
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December 21, 2007
Congress OKs bill extending children’s health insurance program
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/21/7 Federal money for the program that provides health insurance coverage for more than 60,000 Mississippi children has been secured until March 2009. The House and Senate passed a bill this week temporarily extending funding for the national Children’s Health Insurance Program. President George Bush has indicated he will sign it, ending a…
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December 21, 2007
Melton says 2 councilmen shouldn’t vote on JPS issues
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/21/7 Mayor Frank Melton says two of Jackson’s city councilmen shouldn’t vote on the next appointee to the Jackson Public Schools board because of conflicts of interests. But one of them – Council President Leslie McLemore – disagrees. McLemore, who voted in July to approve Melton’s most recent appointment to the board, said…
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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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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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Alistair Begg
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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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