Skip to content
News
Business
Culture
Opinion
Issues
About
Who We Are
Our Approach
Staff & Contributors
Sponsorship
Y’all Archive
Search
Donate
News
Opinion
Business
Culture
About Us
Who We Are
Our Approach
Staff & Contributors
News
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
January 29, 2008
System for selecting judges in need of review
The Daily Leader, 1/28/8 Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice James Smith is suggesting it is time to take a look at how appellate judges are selected in the state. Smith’s comments last week come following the November federal indictments of power plaintiffs attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs and others in an alleged bribery scheme involving a…
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
January 29, 2008
Cochran miffed with Bush proposal
The Hattiesburg American, 1/29/8 President Bush’s final State of the Union address got a mixed review from Mississippi’s federal lawmakers. While most Republicans praised Monday’s speech, Sen. Thad Cochran, the highest-ranking Republican on the Senate Appropriations Committee, said he opposed the president’s attempts to shrink the number of earmarks or local projects sought by lawmakers…
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
January 29, 2008
Miss. Republicans support Bush’s goals following State of the Union address
The Sun Herald, 1/29/8 Two Republican members of Mississippi’s congressional delegation lauded President Bush following Monday’s State of the Union address and expressed hope Democrats in Congress will support his priorities. U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, who has been in the Senate for a week after being appointed to replace former Sen. Trent Lott, hailed Bush…
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
January 29, 2008
Guns: Airports should tighten weapons security
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/29/8 The air-traveling public can thank Jackson Mayor Frank Melton for increased scrutiny of passengers claiming to be police officers attempting to carry guns aboard commercial flights. If it weren’t for Melton’s odd gun-toting personality quirk, the potentially deadly issue might not have become public. The Clarion-Ledger reported on the lapse in air…
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
January 29, 2008
Musgrove is against pork
The Sun Herald, 1/29/8 Senate candidate Ronnie Musgrove said Monday if elected he would take conservative fiscal values to Washington and fight pork barrel projects. In a meeting with the Sun Herald on Monday, the former governor said the federal government spends about $120 billion on pork barrel type projects each year. He said the…
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
January 29, 2008
JJ – Incest in Dixie: The Mississippi Legal Profession
Incest in Dixie: The Mississippi Legal Profession As the Scruggs wildfire rages, there has been much bloviating by the media and politicians over reforming the legal system in Mississippi. Unfortunately, the only reason these pinheads are even discussing such changes is because the Scruggs scandal hit the fan. While they are shocked, shocked mind you,…
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
January 29, 2008
Hampton tries to carry water for Hood, but spills the bucket
“Sunshine” bill Let’s be clear here. This is a direct partisan attack on Attorney General Jim Hood. It is Republican inspired and it is directed at the state’s top Democrat. He is vulnerable on the issue politically, admittedly much to his own doing. He set himself up with bad political decisions involving outside counsel and…
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
January 29, 2008
LNL – Admitted felons still battling over attorneys fees
Admitted felons still battling over attorneys fees Two attorneys who have pleaded guilty to judicial bribery charges continue to fight to preserve millions in attorneys fees they earned while representing the State of Mississippi. Joey Langston and Timothy Balducci on Monday filed a response to state Lieutenant Governor Phil Bryant’s assertion that the dispute over…
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
January 29, 2008
LNL – Scruggs continues Coghlan quest
Scruggs continues Coghlan quest “For an attorney to represent a defendant after previously representing another defendant in the same case, only to be later called upon to be part of that defense team’s cross-examination… certainly does not pass the smell test,” Biggers said. Scruggs is required to obtain local counsel and is also represented by…
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
January 29, 2008
FOLO – Ed Peters-Judge DeLaughter restrospective, part 4: State v. Middleton
Ed Peters-Judge DeLaughter restrospective, part 4: State v. Middleton We’ve written about a motion filed in a case called Eaton Corp. v. Frisby which raises questions about the off-the-record involvement of Ed Peters in a case before Judge Bobby DeLaughter. The questions echo the government’s facts in the guilty plea of Joey Langston. We’ve also…
Posts pagination
Prev
1
…
3,702
3,703
3,704
3,705
3,706
…
4,219
Next
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
January 29, 2008
FOLO – Prosecution to use “other crime” evidence in Scruggs case
Prosecution to use “other crime” evidence in Scruggs case In the case against Dickie Scruggs over allegations of bribing Judge Lackey, the prosecution has filed a Notice of Intent to Introduce “similar acts evidence pursuant to Rule 404(b), Fed. R. Evid., at the trial” and that the evidence was provided to defense counsel by letter…
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
January 29, 2008
DJ – Prosecutors ready to say bribery attempts aren’t anything new
Prosecutors ready to say bribery attempts aren’t anything new Federal prosecutors seem to be saying it’s not the first time famed Oxford attorney Richard Scruggs and others have tried to bribe a judge. Monday, they filed a “notice of intent” to introduce “similar acts evidence” in its case against Scruggs, his son Zach and Oxford…
News
News
|
Frank Corder
•
September 19, 2025
Congressional midterms taking shape in Mississippi
News
|
Jeremy Pittari
•
September 19, 2025
AGB Search chosen to assist IHL in nationwide search for new JSU president
News
|
Frank Corder
•
September 19, 2025
Mississippi’s Thompson votes against U.S. House resolution honoring Charlie Kirk
Business
Business
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
September 17, 2025
Ridgeland-based HORNE to join BDO USA
Business
|
Lynne Jeter
•
September 16, 2025
Port Pascagoula drives $18.3 billion in economic impact for Mississippi
Business
|
Josh Boak, Associated Press
, Suman Naishadham, Associated Press
•
September 15, 2025
A framework deal on TikTok has been reached between the US and China
Culture
Culture
|
Meredith Biesinger
•
September 19, 2025
Discover treasures at Relics in Tupelo
Culture
|
Alistair Begg
•
September 19, 2025
Theology for life
Culture
|
Susan Marquez
•
September 18, 2025
Robert St. John roasted by Mississippi Press Foundation
Opinion
Opinion
|
Russ Latino
•
September 18, 2025
Kimmel’s “the FCC won’t let me be” moment
Opinion
|
Russ Latino
•
September 18, 2025
Sticks and stones: Navigating ‘free speech’ after Charlie Kirk’s murder
Opinion
|
Sid Salter
•
September 17, 2025
Nash’s book chronicles a new take on the realities of ‘Reconstruction in Mississippi’
All the latest delivered to your inbox!
LinkedIn
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
Email
(Required)
By joining our newsletter, you are confirming that you agree with the
Privacy Policy
Cat Title
|
Author
•
Date
Title Placeholder
