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December 3, 2007
SALTER – Scruggs: Politics fuel a rush to judgment
Scruggs: Politics fuel a rush to judgment Blogs, talk radio, TV, newspapers and coffee shop gossip can’t adjudicate the Scruggs indictment. Neither can newspaper columnists. So let’s see – or perhaps hear – what the FBI’s got in this case. Sid Salter Clarion Ledger 12/2/7
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December 3, 2007
ICLAWBLOG Examines Jones vs. Scruggs
In another piece of required reading from David Rossmiller’s Insurance Coverage Law Blog, he further examines the Jones v. Scruggs lawsuit and some of the dynamics around the bribery allegations. This is absoutely required reading for anyone wanting to stay on the forefront of the story. In the piece, he provides the complaint in the…
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December 3, 2007
Will Dickie Scruggs Play The Patsy Again?
Will Dickie Scruggs play the patsy again? In the Paul Minor trial, Dickie Scruggs (originally listed in the indictment as “Intermediary #2”), financed Judge Wes Teel at Minor’s request. According to Scruggs’ attorney, Robert Sigfried of New York, in a 7/30/3 Clarion Ledger article, “Mr. Scruggs was asked by Mr. Minor to loan Mr. Teel…
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December 2, 2007
Dickie Scruggs Is in a Heap of Trouble, But Did the Government Charge the Right Crimes?
Dickie Scruggs Is in a Heap of Trouble, But Did the Government Charge the Right Crimes? The conspiracy charge is the key here, because the tape recording is hearsay as to Scruggs and the other defendants not present, except that statements by one conspirator in furtherance of the conspiracy — which this certainly is —…
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December 2, 2007
CL EDITORIAL – Katrina lawsuits: Coast victimized again?
Katrina lawsuits: Coast victimized again? Scruggs and his son, Zach, former State Auditor Steve Patterson and attorneys Sidney Backstrom and Timothy Balducci were indicted Wednesday on allegations they paid a judge $40,000 in exchange for ruling in favor of Scruggs in a $26.5 million legal fees dispute. His lawyer, Joey Langston of Booneville, said Scruggs…
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November 30, 2007
FBI probe in judicial bribe case to continue
FBI probe in judicial bribe case to continue Legal experts say if Balducci was referring to cases beyond Katrina, it could potentially affect those cases. The federal case could hinge on the credibility of Balducci, who allegedly gave the judge a $40,000 bribe and allegedly was repaid by Dickie Scruggs, said Carl Tobias, a professor…
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November 30, 2007
Will Dickie Scruggs roll over on bigger fish?
It is hard to imagine the kind of leverage the Feds now have on Dickie Scruggs. They’ve indicted his son. They have his co-conspirator on tape. They have physical evidence (the jury consultant agreement and $40,000 check) in hand. There is rumor that Balducci got pulled over earlier and has already started to sing. But…
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November 30, 2007
Bribery charge: Reads like a Grisham novel
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 11/30/7 The bribery charges against multimillionaire lawyer Dickie Scruggs and four others reads like it came out of the fertile mind of another Oxford lawyer: John Grisham. But could Grisham, known for his blockbuster novels with courtroom settings, have even come up with something so bizarre? As fiction, who would believe it?…
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November 30, 2007
A lot hinges on timing in resignation of U.S. Sen. Trent Lott
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 11/30/7 But now, in his utterly surprising move to give up one of the state’s highly-valued Senate seats, Trent seems back on his game of only making closely calculated career moves. My instincts tell me Trent is pulling a two-pronged maneuver: First, like baseball’s classic Tinker to Evers to Chance double play…
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November 30, 2007
Mississippi Senate Race: Pickering or Wicker vs. Moore?
Southern Political Report, 11/30/7 The latest word out of the Magnolia State is that Gov. Haley Barbour (R) is like to pick either US Rep. Chip Pickering (R) or US Rep. Roger Wicker (R) to succeed Minority Whip Trent Lott (R) as the next US Senator from Mississippi. On the Democratic side, the scuttlebutt is…
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November 30, 2007
Lott eyes career as lobbyist
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 11/29/7 Sen. Trent Lott reportedly is weighing a new career as a lobbyist, perhaps with former colleague John Breaux of Louisiana. Wednesday, The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times reported Breaux’s intentions to leave the firm of Patton Boggs LLP to form his own firm with his son, John Jr.…
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November 30, 2007
Tempers still raw after fractious Republican debate
Reuters, 11/29/7 Tempers were raw between rival Republican presidential candidates Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney on Thursday after a lively debate that included what the Romney camp called a nasty attack by Giuliani. The two candidates — Giuliani ahead in national polls and Romney leading in the two early voting states of Iowa and New…
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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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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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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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Susan Marquez
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March 19, 2026
JXN Food & Wine Festival expands to three days in 2026
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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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