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March 22, 2008
LNL – Junior Scruggs joins dad in pleading guilty
Junior Scruggs joins dad in pleading guilty After all the pleas, Zach Scruggs maintained there was nothing on the tapes that implicated him, creating a controversy over Balducci’s use of the term “sweet potatoes” to mean money for a bribe. The crime to which he admitted carries a three-year maximum prison sentence. Legal Newsline 3/21/8
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March 22, 2008
Congressional race spending mounting
Congressional race spending mounting In the Republican runoff for the 3rd District seat, former state Sen. Charlie Ross holds the fund-raising edge. Ross has raised more than $680,000 in his race against Gregg Harper, a prosecutor in Brandon and Richland. Former Sen. Trent Lott contributed $4,000 this week to Harper’s campaign. Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant…
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March 21, 2008
ICLAWBLOG – Zach Scruggs pleads guilty
Zach Scruggs pleads guilty Is it over now? Probably not. There is the Wilson case. There are the 50 sealed indictments out there, which I have heard about for months and about which I have been skeptical, but which some sophisticated people believe are real and not myth. ICLAWBLOG 3/21/8
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March 21, 2008
WSJLAWBLOG – Zach Scruggs, Son of Dickie, Pleads Guilty to Misprision Charge
Zach Scruggs, Son of Dickie, Pleads Guilty to Misprision Charge WSJ Law Blog 3/21/8
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March 21, 2008
FOLO – Alyssa covers the plea
Alyssa covers the plea “As a member of the court, I had a duty to try to prevent such acts,” Zach said in a clear, strong voice. “I am truly sorry and I apologize to the court and the legal profession that I love so much … The legal profession has high standards, not just…
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March 21, 2008
FOLO – Zach Scruggs’s statement at the plea hearing
Zach Scruggs’s statement at the plea hearing Zach asked at the end to make a statement. He talked about his love of the legal profession. He said: No one is more sorry than I under the circumstances. I had no knowledge that Tim Balducci bribed Judge Lackey to obtain the order. I would have reported…
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March 21, 2008
FOLO – Zach Scruggs’s guilty plea
Zach Scruggs’s guilty plea Zach is agreeing to misprision of a felony– that is, that he knew a felony was ongoing and was not reported to the proper authorities. The key part of what went on in the plea hearing was establishing what Zach knew and didn’t report– he wanted it clear that he knew…
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March 21, 2008
Scruggs’ son takes plea deal
Scruggs’ son takes plea deal Oxford lawyer Zach Scruggs — the son of Dickie Scruggs, Mississippi’s wealthiest trial lawyer — pleaded guilty today to failing to report a felony in connection with a judicial bribery scheme involving his father. Represented by former Attorney General Mike Moore, the younger Scruggs admitted he played a role in…
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March 21, 2008
Lawmaker attempts to revive cig-tax bill
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/21/8 The author of a bill that would have hiked cigarette taxes to pay for Medicaid attempted Thursday to revive the measure, but even its supporters said the renewed effort probably will fail. If they are proven correct, state Rep. George Flaggs warned in a news release that the health insurance program that…
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March 21, 2008
Benefits, jail topics for Taylor
The Hattiesburg American, 3/21/8 Rep. Gene Taylor, D-Miss., held a town meeting in Hattiesburg Thursday that consisted of answering questions from constituents for about 90 minutes. About 25 people came to Jackie Dole Sherrill Community Center. Five members of Taylor’s staff were on hand to answer questions about Social Security, veterans benefits or Hurricane Katrina-related…
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March 21, 2008
Sunshine: Opening incident reports right step
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/21/8 This is “Sunshine Week,” a time set aside every year to bring attention to the importance of openness in government and freedom of information. Fittingly, Mississippi just got a little sunshine. The Mississippi Legislature has approved a bill that would open law enforcement incident reports to the public. The bill, approved overwhelmingly…
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March 21, 2008
Reform in Miss., even educational, can come at a snail’s pace
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 3/21/8 Consolidation of public school districts in Mississippi seems to be the deadly “third rail” subject state legislators won’t touch, even while knowing that some counties incredibly have as many as six school districts with overlapping duties. Almost as lethal is the subject of taking school superintendents out of the political system…
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November 25, 2025
Mississippi cracking down on non-English speaking commercial truckers
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Daniel Tyson
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November 25, 2025
Colom champions tax increase “for Mississippians to continue to have health insurance”
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Sophie Bates, Associated Press
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November 25, 2025
New owner to open Mississippi barn where Emmett Till was killed as a memorial site
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Frank Corder
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November 21, 2025
Ingalls completes sea trials for USS Ted Stevens
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Daniel Tyson
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November 20, 2025
Amazon investing $3 billion in Warren County data center campus
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Daniel Tyson
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November 18, 2025
Toyota investing $125 million in Blue Springs plant
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Robert St. John
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November 25, 2025
Robert St. John’s Thanksgiving memories
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Alistair Begg
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November 25, 2025
In this world for good
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Robert St. John
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November 24, 2025
Time well spent
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Kimberly Ross
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November 21, 2025
The political right needs to exorcize its Fuentes’ demons
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Sid Salter
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November 19, 2025
Term limits: Why small rural states like Mississippi lose when seniority is forced out
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Jill Ford
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November 18, 2025
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