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June 6, 2008
Ala. judge scolds Hood’s involvement in Scruggs contempt case
Ala. judge scolds Hood’s involvement in Scruggs contempt case In his ruling made public Thursday, Acker also criticizes Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood’s involvement in the case, referring to Hood as a “so called law enforcement official.” Earlier this year, Acker had ruled that Scruggs willfully defied a court order to return the leaked files.…
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June 6, 2008
FOLO – A Strange Aspect of Judge Acker’s Order
A Strange Aspect of Judge Acker’s Order There was honest disagreement among lawyers I spoke to about Vitter’s decision. I thought it moderately persuasive. Lawyers I respected thought it wrong. I think everyone expected an appeal. Not thinking too much about it, I checked sometime in early April (over thirty days after Judge Vitter’s ruling),…
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June 6, 2008
SH – Judge fines Scruggs, Rigsby sisters
Judge fines Scruggs, Rigsby sisters Acker ordered Scruggs prosecuted for criminal contempt of court, but a different federal judge found him not guilty. Acker clearly disagrees with that judgment. Scruggs used a “loophole” in the injunction to ignore its intent, Acker said. Acker also wrote: “… in context, General Hood was not a bona fide…
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June 6, 2008
HEWES, TOLLISON & BLOUNT – Guv should sign revamped, tougher scrap metals bill
Guv should sign revamped, tougher scrap metals bill We write to respond to your editorial on the copper theft bill passed by the Legislature in special session (“Metal theft: Barbour should sign weakened bill,” June 3). This is a strong bill that will do much to reduce copper theft in our state. This is not…
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June 6, 2008
People who might complicate Obama’s campaign
People who might complicate Obama’s campaign Who’s Tony Rezko? William Ayers? Few Americans know, but they probably will by Election Day. Rezko is a Chicago businessman, convicted of more than a dozen charges this week. Ayers is a professor — and former member of the radical Weather Underground. Both have ties to Barack Obama and…
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June 6, 2008
SH – Judge fines Scruggs, Rigsby sisters; Hood called ‘co-conspirator’
Judge fines Scruggs, Rigsby sisters; Hood called ‘co-conspirator’ A federal judge in Alabama has lowered the boom on Dickie Scruggs and two former insurance adjusters, ordering them to pay a $65,000 fine for civil contempt and describing their behavior in most unflattering terms. Judge William M. Acker Jr. also said Thursday that Attorney General Jim…
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June 6, 2008
Farish St. revamp hits new roadblock
The Clarion-Ledger, 6/6/8 The $12 million revitalization of the historic Farish Street entertainment district has hit another in a seemingly endless series of snags. Cato Walker, vice president of Memphis-based Performa Entertainment Real Estate, which has been working to redevelop the district since 2001, said the company recently learned that three of the four tenants…
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June 6, 2008
Delta nonprofit coalition frustrated with McCain over funding
The Clarion-Ledger, 6/6/8 A nonprofit coalition in Mississippi that lobbies for economic development is at odds with presumptive presidential nominee Sen. John McCain over money. The Mississippi Delta Grassroots Caucus, which backs initiatives of the Delta Regional Authority, has tried for months to pin McCain down on whether he’d support increased funding for the authority,…
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June 6, 2008
Taylor: No wind, no support
The Sun Herald, 6/6/8 Rep. Gene Taylor, D-Bay St. Louis, a reluctant superdelegate, told the Sun Herald that he would not support either of the two Democratic presidential hopefuls – Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton – or Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., because of the failure of the three senators to vote on an amendment…
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June 6, 2008
From $15 Per Diem in Albany to N.B.A. Riches – Great piece
From $15 Per Diem in Albany to N.B.A. Riches – Great piece Coach Phil Jackson once had to complain that his road per diem wasn’t enough for a decent meal. He once had to lobby for a raise to $30,000 after winning his first championship on the bench. “I will never put a team in…
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June 6, 2008
Reining In the Kings of Tort
Reining In the Kings of Tort What destroyed Weiss and Scruggs was a system in which the money just got too big. The two had helped spawn an industry of class-action mega-cases that was so lucrative, the plaintiffs couldn’t bear the idea of losing. So the “good guys” began to cut corners. Weiss and Scruggs…
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June 6, 2008
ICLAWBLOG – Judge Acker hammers Scruggs, Rigsby sisters for contempt
Judge Acker hammers Scruggs, Rigsby sisters for contempt Wow. Judge Acker found Scruggs and the Rigsby sisters jointly and severally liable for civil contempt and a fine of $65,000 in the Renfroe v. Rigsby case, relating to failure to promptly return the stolen State Farm claims files to Renfroe’s counsel. Here’s the order, and here’s…
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May 5, 2026
Wall Street rallies to records after oil prices ease and corporate profits keep topping expectations
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Frank Corder
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May 5, 2026
Thompson says SCOTUS Callais ruling “equivalent to a second Civil War”
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Daniel Tyson
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May 5, 2026
Debate lingers over what, how to pay Jackson’s new police chief
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Frank Corder
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April 23, 2026
Mississippi companies invited to participate in 2026 Southeastern U.S.–Canadian Provinces Conference
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Frank Corder
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April 22, 2026
Corderill investing $100 million at Meridian data center campus
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Frank Corder
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April 17, 2026
Walmart announces plan to remodel 19 Mississippi stores
Culture
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Meredith Biesinger
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May 5, 2026
Where the Wild Things Grow: Inside Maypop Art’s garage studio
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Alistair Begg
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May 5, 2026
Who do you say that I am?
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Robert St. John
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May 4, 2026
Table 19
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Russ Latino
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May 5, 2026
Mississippi faces pressure to redistrict before congressional midterms, but also real world constraints
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Susan Crabtree
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May 1, 2026
U.S. Secret Service Chief says Hilton site was ‘set up perfectly,’ critics disagree
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Russ Latino
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April 29, 2026
U.S. Supreme Court’s voting rights decision carries big implications for Mississippi
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