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October 8, 2013

Campaign finance case part of nationwide push

Campaign finance case part of nationwide push The recent court decision declaring part of the state’s campaign finance laws unconstitutional is part of a nationwide effort to turn back laws restricting citizen participation on ballot initiatives. Paula Avelar, an attorney with the Virginia-based Institute for Justice, said Friday his libertarian organization seeks to take such…
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October 7, 2013

Dickie Scruggs ignored by SCOTUS

U.S. Supreme won’t hear Mississippi cases as term begins The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from disbarred Mississippi attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs or a death row inmate’s challenge to Mississippi’s method of execution by injection. The Supreme Court began its new term Monday by turning away hundreds of appeals, including Virginia’s…