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March 9, 2012

Haley Barbour – Supreme Court affirms a century of settled law with pardon decision

STATEMENT FROM FORMER GOVERNOR HALEY BARBOUR “I’m grateful for the decision issued today by the Supreme Court of Mississippi upholding the Governor’s constitutional authority to exercise clemency. In this decision, the Supreme Court has reaffirmed more than a century of settled law in our state. But this was not only about the power of the…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
March 9, 2012

Charles Griffin statement on pardon decision

CHARLES E. GRIFFIN STATEMENT ON PARDONS DECISION “Today’s Mississippi Supreme Court decision on the pardons case, including the majority opinion, concurrences and dissents, is collectively one of the most thoughtful and scholarly opinions I have ever read from any court. Personally, I am honored to have been involved in this matter. I want to again…