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September 18, 2008

Judge denies request by Melton prosecutors

The Clarion-Ledger, 9/17/8 A federal judge has denied a motion by prosecutors to question in private some potential jurors in Jackson Mayor Frank Melton’s upcoming criminal trial. In the order, U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Jordan said, “the Court’s standard practice is to question the (jury pool) in open court, but to question potential jurors…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
September 18, 2008

Energy compromise

The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 9/17/8 The U.S. House of Representatives passed an energy bill late Tuesday that would allow offshore drilling and provides for intensified development of alternative energy sources, a generally positive step, but it’s not the complete answer. We hope it becomes part of the basis for a House-Senate-conference committee that…