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August 21, 2008
SALTERBLOG – Castle doctrine: Constitutional right to steal without interference?
Castle doctrine: Constitutional right to steal without interference? Is a case of beer worth a man’s life? Of course not. Did the clerk make a terrible mistake in shooting Hawthorne in the heat of the moment? Yes. But this incident didn’t happen in a vacuum. Consider these facts. •Convenience store clerk Daljit Singh, 51, was…
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August 21, 2008
SALTERBLOG – Hood refuses AG’s Office representation of Medicaid/Barbour in litigation
Hood refuses AG’s Office representation of Medicaid/Barbour in litigation with hospitals Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood on Tuesday told the Division of Medicaid and Gov. Haley Barbour that his office will not represent them in ongoing litigation with the state’s hospitals in a court battle over Medicaid funding that legally challenges Barbour’s latest plan to…
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August 21, 2008
Obama and the 2nd Amendment
On the Second Amendment, Don’t Believe Obama! FACT: Barack Obama voted against the confirmation of 2 of the 5 Justices that affirmed an individual right to keep and bear arms. FACT: Barack Obama voted to allow reckless lawsuits designed to bankrupt the firearms industry. – 1 FACT: Barack Obama wants to re-impose the failed and…
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August 21, 2008
Another Scruggs lawsuit settled
A lawsuit against Scruggs Law Firm of Oxford has been dismissed, thanks to an apparent settlement today. At issue was whether the firm, formerly led by now-imprisoned Richard “Dickie” Scruggs, would pay another firm, Zuckerman Spaeder LLP, for its representation of the Rigsby sisters, Cori and Kerri, in legal action between Scruggs and State Farm…
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August 20, 2008
Bush to visit Coast today, likely last time as chief
The Clarion-Ledger, 8/20/8 In what’s likely to be his final trip to the Gulf Coast, President Bush today will deliver Hurricane Katrina anniversary speeches that are aimed at repairing the damage the government’s response to the storm did to his legacy. The president, who has made more than a dozen trips to the area, will…
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August 20, 2008
Mayor finds another lawyer
The Clarion-Ledger, 8/20/8 With his political career and freedom at risk, Jackson Mayor Frank Melton said Tuesday he had to go shopping for a deal on a good lawyer. “I’ve got my life on the line here, and I have to get the best people I can find at a reasonable price,” he said. “It’s…
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August 20, 2008
Settlement reached in lawsuit that led to Scruggs’ downfall
The Sun Herald, 8/20/8 Oxford attorney Grady Tollison says a settlement has been reached in the civil lawsuit that erupted in a high profile bribery scheme and led to the downfall of famed plaintiffs lawyer Richard “Dickie” Scruggs and several associates. Tollison did not disclose terms of the agreement. Tollison had represented the Jackson law…
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August 20, 2008
Prosecutors should move forward or say it’s over
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 8/20/8 The current set of guilty pleas in federal court in the Northern District of Mississippi by Georgia executives with the The Facility Group is a head scratcher. As I understand it, the executives’ guilty pleas are for giving campaign contributions to then-Gov. Ronnie Musgrove because they thought it…
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August 20, 2008
Castle doctrine: Law is not a ‘free pass’ to kill
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 8/20/8 The recent fatal shooting by a Jackson convenience store clerk of a man who allegedly stole a case of beer fulfills some of the worst fears of those who opposed passage of the so-called “Castle law.” The 2006 Legislature approved Senate Bill 2426, based on The Castle Doctrine that “every man’s…
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August 20, 2008
Tax changes?
The Clarion-Ledger, 8/20/8 A tax commission established by Gov. Haley Barbour voted Tuesday to recommend hiking the tobacco tax to 50 cents, a move that most likely assures such an increase is in Mississippi’s near future. But key legislative leaders said most other tax code tweaks that cleared the commission probably will not pass the…
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August 20, 2008
Childers hammers Davis in new fundraising
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 8/19/8 U.S. Rep. Travis Childers of Booneville has three times as much campaign cash on hand as his general election opponent, Southaven Mayor Greg Davis, new finance reports show. The Federal Election Commission, which keeps track of campaign contributions and spending, shows Democrat Childers with $160,976.47 in the bank June…
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August 20, 2008
National Rifle Association Endorses Senator Roger Wicker
NRA Endorses Wicker Mississippi It is a sign of the tough political times when a pro-gun incumbent senator from Mississippi is thought to be in danger. But Senator Roger Wicker, R, newly appointed after Senator Trent Lott’s retirement, is certainly in a tough race to hold onto the seat. With a strong record of support…
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Frank Corder
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October 21, 2025
NRSC, AIPAC among largest contributors to Hyde-Smith in recent campaign finance filing
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Daniel Tyson
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October 21, 2025
Jackson mayor announces homeless task force
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Daniel Tyson
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October 21, 2025
House continues to consider ways to address PERS unfunded liabilities
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October 7, 2025
Averitt Express announces $9.6 million expansion in Richland
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October 2, 2025
Smurfit Westrock expanding in Saltillo
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Lynne Jeter
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September 25, 2025
Jabil establishing $70 million facility in Marshall County
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Meredith Biesinger
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October 21, 2025
Up, Up, and Away: Forty years of the Natchez Balloon Festival
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Alistair Begg
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October 21, 2025
How to overcome jealousy
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Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press
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October 20, 2025
Supreme Court will consider whether people who regularly smoke pot can legally own guns
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Mike Chaney
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October 21, 2025
Historic funding strengthens rural fire protection across Mississippi for another 30 years
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Roger Wicker
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October 17, 2025
Annual defense legislation passed by Senate good for Mississippi, nation
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Russ Latino
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October 16, 2025
Lindsey Whiteside’s DeSoto County sexual predator case reveals an infuriating double standard, dark underbelly of school politics
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