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August 8, 2008

Secret jury?: Melton trial must be transparent

The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 8/8/8 Prosecutors, naturally, want to choose jurors predisposed toward convictions, just as defense attorneys want the opposite, but a federal prosecutor’s request to close the jury selection process in the Frank Melton trial is a bad idea, a very bad idea. U.S. Justice Department prosecutor Mark Blumberg filed a motion Wednesday asking…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
August 8, 2008

Records search shows Pickering’s divorce file sealed

The Clarion-Ledger, 8/8/8 The case file on 3rd District Rep. Chip Pickering’s divorce proceedings has been sealed. Citing irreconcilable differences in a 20-year marriage, the Republican congressman filed for divorce from his wife, Leisha, in Madison County Chancery Court on June 27. A Madison County chancery records search now shows the case has been sealed.…