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February 28, 2008
AG-contract bill passes House
The Sun Herald, 2/28/8 A bill that passed the House would require the state attorney general’s office to disclose more information about its contracts with private lawyers. “This is referred to in some parts as the ‘Sunshine Bill,’ ” said Judiciary Chairman Ed Blackmon, D-Canton. He said Tuesday the attorney general would have to notify…
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February 28, 2008
FBI: Scruggs Paid 2 Men to Persuade AG
The Associated Press, 2/28/8 A prominent attorney embroiled in a judicial bribery case paid two associates $500,000 to convince Mississippi’s Attorney General not to file criminal charges against an insurance company, according to court records. Plaintiffs lawyer Richard “Dickie” Scruggs, who sued State Farm Fire and Casualty Cos. soon after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, was…
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February 28, 2008
CHIP: Health care for kids a bipartisan concern
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 2/28/8 While the Democratic-majority Congress is considering an expanded Children’s Health Insurance Program bill – possibly for after the Nov. 4 election – it was good to have Republican Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour speak up for kids’ health. Barbour testified Tuesday before the House Health Subcommittee that poor states are suffering under…
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February 28, 2008
CL – AG: No meeting if he had known of payment deal
AG: No meeting if he had known of payment deal “If I knew they were getting paid that much, I would have told them to get out of the office because it just didn’t smell right,” Hood said Wednesday. An FBI document made public this week as part of one judicial bribery case alleges embattled…
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February 28, 2008
DJ – Scruggs-Backstrom update: Defense gets most of what it asks for juror questionnaire
Scruggs-Backstrom update: Defense gets most of what it asks for juror questionnaire Potential jurors in the Scruggs-Backstrom judicial bribery case will receive a questionnaire amended with some questions proposed by defense attorneys, a late Wednesday ruling shows. However, Senior Judge Neal Biggers Jr. ruled he will not allow some questions which “can be best brought…
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February 28, 2008
FOLO – U.S. v. Scruggs: Jury stuff
U.S. v. Scruggs: Jury stuff Second, in all the blizzard of filings earlier in the week, I missed that the defense responded to the government’s motion for an anonymous sequestered jury. The response notes (with some accuracy) that many of the publicity-related concerns are exactly what the defense was talking about in the change of…
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February 28, 2008
FOLO – Documents in the Alabama US v. Scruggs contempt case provide interesting background
Documents in the Alabama US v. Scruggs contempt case provide interesting background 12/12/06 email Asst A.G. Courtney Schloemer to Scruggs (Ex2) “”I am not comfortable that the protective measures put in place by the Court will be effective in keeping these documents out of the grasp of State Farm. I would appreciate if you would…
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February 28, 2008
YP – From the Memory Division – Anyone heard from Grisham lately?
Just a rhetorical question from the Memory Division here at YallPolitics. Has anyone heard from John Grisham lately? At one point, he was out in front on this Scruggs defense program. That seems to have settled down a bit here lately.
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February 28, 2008
More on yesterday’s ruling from Judge Biggers in USA v. Scruggs (Northern Mississippi edition)
More on yesterday’s ruling from Judge Biggers in USA v. Scruggs (Northern Mississippi edition) Scruggs undoubtedly was involved, in the Alabama case, in sending the Rigsby documents to Hood instead of returning them to the attorneys for the sisters’ former employers as ordered. But even with that case, some presume he must have had some…
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February 28, 2008
SNS – Witness says Scruggs Paid Bagman; $50 Million goes to Mystery Man
Witness says Scruggs Paid Bagman; $50 Million goes to Mystery Man State News Shot 2/27/8
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February 28, 2008
WSJLAWBLOG – Another Not-so-Good Day for the Scruggs Defendants
Another Not-so-Good Day for the Scruggs Defendants On Tuesday, Hood told press outlets that his decision not to indict State Farm was based solely on advice from senior prosecutors. According to the FBI memo, “Dickie Scruggs reneged on his pledge to pay Patterson Balducci $500,000, but later agreed to pay the firm $100,000 per month…
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February 28, 2008
LNL – Scruggs allegedly offered sum to influence Hood
Scruggs allegedly offered sum to influence Hood Worried a state-run criminal investigation might interfere with his payday, indicted trial lawyer Richard “Dickie” Scruggs may have attempted to sway Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood’s decision to prosecute State Farm Insurance Cos. Legal Newsline 2/27/8
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Jeremy Pittari
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December 15, 2025
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Frank Corder
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December 15, 2025
Amick Farms announces $74.5 million expansion in Jones County
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Mark Sherman, Associated Press
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December 15, 2025
Supreme Court will hear appeal of Black death row inmate over racial bias in Mississippi jury makeup
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Frank Corder
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December 11, 2025
$100 million metallurgical biocarbon manufacturer locating in Pike County
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Frank Corder
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December 2, 2025
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Frank Corder
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Robert St. John
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December 15, 2025
The last strand of tinsel
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Alistair Begg
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The law of love
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Matt Friedeman
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December 14, 2025
Charles Wesley and Christmas
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Russ Latino
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December 10, 2025
University of Mississippi Chancellor responds to Lauren Stokes’ First Amendment lawsuit, seeks dismissal
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Sid Salter
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Guardrails or gravel? Why America and Mississippi must get AI regulation right in 2026
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