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February 27, 2008
SH – FBI document: Scruggs paid 2 men to persuade AG not to indict State Farm
FBI document: Scruggs paid 2 men to persuade AG not to indict State Farm A lawyer accused of trying to bribe a judge also paid two associates $500,000 to convince Attorney General Jim Hood not to file criminal charges against an insurance company over its handling of Hurricane Katrina claims, according to an FBI report…
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February 27, 2008
LNL – Scruggs’ arguments rejected, trial looms
Scruggs’ arguments rejected, trial looms Putting it mildly, Tuesday wasn’t a very good day for indicted trial lawyer Richard “Dickie” Scruggs. Federal judge Neal Biggers ruled in favor of federal prosecutors in every motion made by Scruggs’ legal team in the prominent attorney’s judicial bribery trial. Once one of the state’s top legal names, Scruggs…
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February 27, 2008
SALTERBLOG – Hood: FBI says Balducci, Patterson offered $500K to influence AG
Hood: FBI says Balducci, Patterson offered $500K to influence AG Sid Salter Clarion Ledger 2/26/8
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February 27, 2008
ICLAWBLOG – Scruggs Nation, February 26: the update
Scruggs Nation, February 26: the update Insurance Coverage Blog 2/26/8
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February 27, 2008
FOLO – U.S. v. Scruggs order allowing other crime evidence
U.S. v. Scruggs order allowing other crime evidence Judge Biggers is going to allow the government to use other crime evidence. Here is the heart of his ruling: The 404(b) evidence reveals (1) the employing of a person not an attorney of record to approach a state court judge (2) with intent to corrupt the…
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February 27, 2008
YP – Order to Supress – DENIED
Judge Neal Biggers denied the Scruggs’ Defense Team’s Motion to Supress wiretaps in a denial of that motion filed this afternoon. This is largely seen as a massive blow to the Scruggs Defense team. Discuss.
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February 27, 2008
LNL – Breaking: Judge makes rulings in Jones v. Scruggs
Judge makes rulings in Jones v. Scruggs A state judge ruled Tuesday that the actions of indicted trial lawyer Richard “Dickie” Scruggs apply to the rest of the firms that made up the former Scruggs Katrina Group. Circuit Judge R. Kenneth Coleman made the decision during a hearing in an attorneys fees dispute between those…
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February 26, 2008
Barbour testifies to congressional sub-committee on SCHIP
States like Mississippi that have used federal funding for a special children’s health insurance program have suffered under flaws in the funding formula even as other states have expanded the program to cover adults. As a result, Governor Haley Barbour told a Congressional subcommittee today, “The pool of funds available to be redistributed to states…
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February 26, 2008
LNL’s interview with Charlie Merkel
LNL’s interview with Charlie Merkel Legal Newsline 2/26/8
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February 26, 2008
ICLAWBLOG – Scruggs Nation, February 26: what of the Balducci-Patterson-Hood meeting?
Scruggs Nation, February 26: what of the Balducci-Patterson-Hood meeting? This comes from Exhibit 5 to the Scruggs supplemental brief on the wiretaps, a November 12, 2007 report by FBI of information from Balducci. Do you see what this says? It says that Scruggs paid Balducci and Patterson half a million dollars to get Hood to…
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February 26, 2008
FOLO – Jim Hood testifies, Balducci snitches: compare and contrast
Jim Hood testifies, Balducci snitches: compare and contrast Hood’s testimony is pretty equivocal. Here’s what I glean from the State Farm v. Hood testimony: He admits a dinner meeting with Patterson and Balducci and says they had just left the firm they were in and implies they were talking about their new firm. He denies…
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February 26, 2008
Election date set for District One
The Democrat, 2/26/8 Governor Haley Barbour has officially set a special election for Mississippi’s First Congressional Seat, the position formerly held by U.S. Senator Roger Wicker. Wicker was appointed to fill the unexpired term of U.S. Senator Trent Lott, who retired at the end of 2007. The election will be held April 22, 2008. The…
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November 24, 2025
IHL exploring updated funding formula for Mississippi’s public universities
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Jill Colvin, Associated Press
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November 24, 2025
Potential presidential candidates are less coy about 2028 plans: ‘Of course I’m thinking about it’
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Frank Corder
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November 24, 2025
Two state Senate special runoff elections to be decided December 2
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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 24, 2025
Time well spent
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Alistair Begg
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November 24, 2025
Remembered no more
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Matt Friedeman
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November 23, 2025
Hard work of evangelism
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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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