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February 12, 2009
MITCHELL – Judge Bobby DeLaughter to be formally charged today in Dickie Scruggs II mess
DeLaughter in court on criminal charges Hinds County Circuit Judge Bobby DeLaughter is slated to appear in federal court in Oxford on a charge he was influenced to rule in favor of former high-profile lawyer Dickie Scruggs, who was sentenced this week to seven years in prison in the case. DeLaughter has maintained his innocence,…
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February 12, 2009
SLABBED traces roots of Dickie Scruggs’ civil mess
Plea Tree of Scruggs II has roots dating back to 1984 tangled in 1998 Coahoma County Chancery Court Decision In 1984, Richard F. Scruggs and William Roberts Wilson, Jr. agreed to associate one another in a number of asbestos-related personal injury cases. Accordingly, they formed an intermediary corporation in 1985 known as Asbestos Group, P.A.…
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February 12, 2009
YP – AG Jim Hood and PSC Brandon Presley get put on defense by Entergy
In a turn of events, Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley, seemingly speaking for the Commission as a whole, and Attorney General Jim Hood attempted today to counter the impact of an audit requested and paid for by the PSC. Both pols were long on rhetoric, but short on specifics. From Presley’s release “With respect to…
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February 12, 2009
House passes Voter ID
MISSISSIPPI HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, REP BRIAN ALDRIDGE, PASSES VOTER ID Jackson, Miss. – Today, the Mississippi House of Representatives passed comprehensive Voter ID legislation. Numerous Mississippians have expressed with great conviction their support for government issued photo ID, and today their hard work has come to fruition. While Aldridge disagreed with some portions of the…
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February 12, 2009
LAWANDMORE – “I see Dickie Scruggs shackled, orange-jumpsuit-and-all”
“I see Dickie Scruggs shackled, orange-jumpsuit-and-all,” Alan Lange, Y’all Politics The King [why does that term always default on Southern lads – e.g. Elvis, King George Bush] was in court to plead to a one count information of mail fraud involving corrupting a public official from providing “honest services” to the state. That count has…
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February 12, 2009
NMC – Was Dickie Scruggs II also a state felony?
The Government’s Factual Basis implies that the scheme was also a state felony… The factual basis used by the prosecution yesterday incorporates a state criminal statute as part of outlining the crime relating to Scruggs and the circuit judge. The statute is cited and then attached to the factual basis. Here’s what the document says…
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February 12, 2009
NMC – Scruggs II Guilty Plea and Sentencing (Part Two)
Scruggs II Guilty Plea and Sentencing (Part Two) Question: Does this possibility of a Rule 35 reduction only affect the new sentence? Norman then read the factual basis, which has been posted elsewhere on the blog. Among the interesting parts are: Langston wanting Peters not to enter an appearance but to corruptly influence the judge…
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February 12, 2009
YP – Dickie Scruggs court filings from 2/10/9
Scruggs Plea Agreement Scruggs Information Scruggs Fact Basis
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February 12, 2009
SH – Scruggs’ exploited judge’s ‘vulnerabilities’ (with Scruggs documents)
Scruggs’ exploited judge’s ‘vulnerabilities’ To bribe Circuit Court Judge Bobby DeLaughter, Dickie Scruggs exploited two vulnerabilities, according to court records: DeLaughter’s close friendship to former Hinds County District Attorney Ed Peters and “his known ambition to become a federal judge.” The Scruggs legal team’s strategy to bribe DeLaughter is outlined in court records filed with…
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February 12, 2009
US Attorney Jim Greenlee’s presser after Dickie Scruggs plea
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq5tG4E4qLg&e YouTube via Paul Quinn 2/11/9 hattip NMC
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February 11, 2009
YP – Judge Larry Buffington squashes his own subpoena
Following information released yesterday, Judge Larry Buffington has apparently had a change of heart. He has squashed his own subpoenas that he issued for Supervisors to appear. Only in Mississippi Politics.
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February 11, 2009
School ranking plan unveiled
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/11/9 State Superintendent of Education Hank Bounds reviewed a proposed model for the state’s new accountability system with more than 100 superintendents and school officials Tuesday at Hattiesburg High School. “We’ve been working for some time to build this new system,” Bounds told the group of educators from the Pine Belt and surrounding…
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February 3, 2026
Football, politics and protest: This year’s Super Bowl comes at a tinderbox moment in the US
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Daniel Tyson
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February 3, 2026
Senate looks to create new state Department of Cybersecurity, Chief Information Officer
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Jeremy Pittari
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February 3, 2026
Senate Education Committee sends limited student transfer program, student felony arrest bills to floor
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Frank Corder
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January 27, 2026
Nike announces layoffs in Mississippi, Tennessee
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Frank Corder
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January 20, 2026
SouthWorth acquires Mississippi-based American Furniture Manufacturing
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Frank Corder
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January 13, 2026
Higgins contracted to lead Tate County economic development
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Meredith Biesinger
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February 3, 2026
The Shop Around the Corner, Vicksburg Style: A love letter to Lorelei Books
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Alistair Begg
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February 3, 2026
Confidence in God’s promise
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Robert St. John
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February 2, 2026
Taproots
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Starla Brown
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February 2, 2026
Judges and lawmakers move to remove restrictions on health care in Mississippi
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Barrett Donahoe
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February 2, 2026
A historic opportunity for Mississippi families
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Nathan Sanders
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February 1, 2026
Why Mississippi’s workforce future depends on school choice
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