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December 3, 2007
WSJLAWBLOG – L’Affaire Scruggs: Judge Henry Lackey Speaks Out
L’Affaire Scruggs: Judge Henry Lackey Speaks Out In an interview recounting the episode, Judge Henry Lackey said the initial overture came from another lawyer he knew, Tim Balducci of New Albany, Miss. “My first thought was: What kind of character flaw has he discovered in me that would lead him to think that I would…
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December 3, 2007
SALTER – Scruggs: Politics fuel a rush to judgment
Scruggs: Politics fuel a rush to judgment Blogs, talk radio, TV, newspapers and coffee shop gossip can’t adjudicate the Scruggs indictment. Neither can newspaper columnists. So let’s see – or perhaps hear – what the FBI’s got in this case. Sid Salter Clarion Ledger 12/2/7
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December 3, 2007
ICLAWBLOG Examines Jones vs. Scruggs
In another piece of required reading from David Rossmiller’s Insurance Coverage Law Blog, he further examines the Jones v. Scruggs lawsuit and some of the dynamics around the bribery allegations. This is absoutely required reading for anyone wanting to stay on the forefront of the story. In the piece, he provides the complaint in the…
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December 3, 2007
Will Dickie Scruggs Play The Patsy Again?
Will Dickie Scruggs play the patsy again? In the Paul Minor trial, Dickie Scruggs (originally listed in the indictment as “Intermediary #2”), financed Judge Wes Teel at Minor’s request. According to Scruggs’ attorney, Robert Sigfried of New York, in a 7/30/3 Clarion Ledger article, “Mr. Scruggs was asked by Mr. Minor to loan Mr. Teel…
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December 2, 2007
Dickie Scruggs Is in a Heap of Trouble, But Did the Government Charge the Right Crimes?
Dickie Scruggs Is in a Heap of Trouble, But Did the Government Charge the Right Crimes? The conspiracy charge is the key here, because the tape recording is hearsay as to Scruggs and the other defendants not present, except that statements by one conspirator in furtherance of the conspiracy — which this certainly is —…
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December 2, 2007
CL EDITORIAL – Katrina lawsuits: Coast victimized again?
Katrina lawsuits: Coast victimized again? Scruggs and his son, Zach, former State Auditor Steve Patterson and attorneys Sidney Backstrom and Timothy Balducci were indicted Wednesday on allegations they paid a judge $40,000 in exchange for ruling in favor of Scruggs in a $26.5 million legal fees dispute. His lawyer, Joey Langston of Booneville, said Scruggs…
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November 30, 2007
FBI probe in judicial bribe case to continue
FBI probe in judicial bribe case to continue Legal experts say if Balducci was referring to cases beyond Katrina, it could potentially affect those cases. The federal case could hinge on the credibility of Balducci, who allegedly gave the judge a $40,000 bribe and allegedly was repaid by Dickie Scruggs, said Carl Tobias, a professor…
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November 30, 2007
Will Dickie Scruggs roll over on bigger fish?
It is hard to imagine the kind of leverage the Feds now have on Dickie Scruggs. They’ve indicted his son. They have his co-conspirator on tape. They have physical evidence (the jury consultant agreement and $40,000 check) in hand. There is rumor that Balducci got pulled over earlier and has already started to sing. But…
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November 30, 2007
Bribery charge: Reads like a Grisham novel
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 11/30/7 The bribery charges against multimillionaire lawyer Dickie Scruggs and four others reads like it came out of the fertile mind of another Oxford lawyer: John Grisham. But could Grisham, known for his blockbuster novels with courtroom settings, have even come up with something so bizarre? As fiction, who would believe it?…
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November 30, 2007
A lot hinges on timing in resignation of U.S. Sen. Trent Lott
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 11/30/7 But now, in his utterly surprising move to give up one of the state’s highly-valued Senate seats, Trent seems back on his game of only making closely calculated career moves. My instincts tell me Trent is pulling a two-pronged maneuver: First, like baseball’s classic Tinker to Evers to Chance double play…
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November 30, 2007
Mississippi Senate Race: Pickering or Wicker vs. Moore?
Southern Political Report, 11/30/7 The latest word out of the Magnolia State is that Gov. Haley Barbour (R) is like to pick either US Rep. Chip Pickering (R) or US Rep. Roger Wicker (R) to succeed Minority Whip Trent Lott (R) as the next US Senator from Mississippi. On the Democratic side, the scuttlebutt is…
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November 30, 2007
Lott eyes career as lobbyist
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 11/29/7 Sen. Trent Lott reportedly is weighing a new career as a lobbyist, perhaps with former colleague John Breaux of Louisiana. Wednesday, The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times reported Breaux’s intentions to leave the firm of Patton Boggs LLP to form his own firm with his son, John Jr.…
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Frank Corder
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August 5, 2025
Mississippi revenues exceed estimates to start new fiscal year
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August 5, 2025
Magnolia Mornings: August 5, 2025
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Stan Choe, Associated Press
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August 4, 2025
Wall Street rallies and US stocks recover much of Friday’s wipeout
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Lynne Jeter
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August 5, 2025
Mancuso Chemicals investing $5.52 million in the Magnolia State
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August 4, 2025
Cherry elected Mississippi Power chairman, CEO
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Lynne Jeter
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July 17, 2025
Southern Miss, Integer Technologies land $25 million defense contract
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Meredith Biesinger
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August 5, 2025
A Bit of the Sip: Oxford serves up flavor, fun, and philanthropy
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C.H. Spurgeon
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August 5, 2025
Just a little longer
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Parrish Alford
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August 4, 2025
Will the Ole Miss grind include a seamless Simmons transition or reliance on the run game?
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Russ Latino
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August 5, 2025
The “no public money to private schools” mantra of school choice opponents is objectively dumb
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Russ Latino
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August 3, 2025
Sydney Sweeney’s good genes and America’s obsession with victimhood outrage
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Sid Salter
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July 30, 2025
“One big, beautiful bill” adoption signals both danger and opportunities for the state’s rural hospitals
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