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December 11, 2007
OVERLAWYERED – FBI searches Joey Langston offices
FBI searches Joey Langston offices Langston, a prominent figure on the Mississippi litigation scene, has been among lawyers representing Dickie Scruggs following his criminal indictment; the Sun-Herald notes that he also (with Balducci) represented Scruggs in the Alwyn Luckey fee dispute, known to be a topic of interest to federal prosecutors. Readers of this site…
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December 11, 2007
ICLAWBLOG – Judge Alexander Tells Scruggs Lawyers To Fly Commercial
Air Scruggs cannot take to air to carry Scruggs’ lawyers Judge Alexander said as follows: “Commercial air travel to and from Mississippi, California, and Alabama is readily available. For example, Northwest Airlines has over twenty flights from San Francisco to Memphis, Tennessee. Most of these flights average less than $300.00 round-trip. From Memphis to Birmingham,…
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December 11, 2007
FBI searches law office of Richard Scruggs’ attorney
FBI searches law office of Richard Scruggs’ attorney Hood has also worked with Balducci in the past. He hired Langston’s firm to represent the state in collecting $100 million in back taxes from telecom giant MCI. Langston and Balducci were paid $14 million as part of the MCI settlement in May 2005. Hood tried to…
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December 11, 2007
WSJLAWBLOG – The Mess In Mississippi: The Joe Biden Connection
The Mess In Mississippi Patterson and Balducci had grand ambitions — they wanted their firm to become a leading Democratic lobbying shop/law firm with a reach stretching beyond Mississippi, according to people familiar with their plans. They opened an office in Washington, D.C., and lured a number of influential Mississippi Democrats to affiliate with their…
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December 11, 2007
LNL – Feds search another Mississippi attorney’s office
Feds search another Mississippi attorney’s office Hood hired Langston’s firm to represent the State in its lawsuit against MCI that alleged the company owed millions in back taxes. As part of the $100 million settlement, Langston’s firm received $7 million and the Louisiana firm that first noticed the problem received another $7 million. State Auditor…
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December 11, 2007
Track Air Scruggs In Real Time
Track Air Scruggs in real time as it prepares the defense. Hattip David Rossmiller at Insurance Coverage Blog
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December 11, 2007
WSJLAWBLOG – Feds Search Offices of Scruggs’s Attorney
Feds Search Offices of Scruggs’s Attorney Update: Earlier today we did a Law Blog post on Joe Biden’s connection to Patterson Balducci. It looks like Joey Langston is a big supporter of the Delaware senator’s presidential campaign, too. According to Open Secrets, he and his family have given the Biden campaign about $12,000. WSJ Law…
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December 11, 2007
BREAKING – CL and SUN HERALD Report that Joey Langston’s Office Raided
Joey Langston’s Office Raided Clarion Ledger Story FBI agents went inside the office this morning of Booneville lawyer Joey Langston, an attorney for multimillionaire Mississippi lawyer trial lawyer Dickie Scruggs. “They are executing a search warrant,” said Deborah Madden, spokeswoman for the FBI in Jackson. Sun Herald Story The FBI served a search warrant today…
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December 10, 2007
Scruggs Nation, Day 12: the investigation widens
Scruggs Nation, Day 12: the investigation widens I want to point out one more paragraph from the story before moving on to highlight the point at the end of this post. Here is the graf: Working the political and legal machinery in Mississippi isn’t new to Mr. Scruggs. In his deposition with Mr. Merkel in…
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December 10, 2007
Candidate wants race called
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/8/7 Hinds County Circuit Judge Winston Kidd follows the law, Democrat Adrienne Wooten says she’ll be named District 71 state representative and the harangue over the office can be laid to rest. Kidd will rule Monday on Wooten’s request.
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December 10, 2007
3Q’s with Phil Bryant, Lt. gov.-elect
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 12/9/7 As he prepares to take office, Phil Bryant discusses his transition from auditor to lieutenant governor, and his priorities for the upcoming legislative session with the Journal’s Bobby Harrison.
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December 10, 2007
Overlawyered: Scruggs indictment VIII
Overlawyered, 12/10/7 A report in today’s New York Times advances the ball on a number of fronts: Per an unidentified official, “federal prosecutors have asked the Justice Department’s Public Integrity Section to examine whether Mr. Scruggs has engaged in multiple bribery attempts of local judges.” The Times interviews Clarksdale, Miss. attorney Charles M. Merkel Jr.,…
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December 16, 2025
IHL requesting $130 million bond to address aging university facilities
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Paul Wiseman, Associated Press
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December 16, 2025
The US gained 64,000 jobs in November but lost 105,000 in October; unemployment rate at 4.6%
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Daniel Tyson
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December 16, 2025
Lawmakers hear from Henifin regarding need for water rate increase
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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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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
BWC Terminals break ground in Pascagoula
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Meredith Biesinger
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Christmas magic on the Coast: Holiday wonder at Beau Rivage
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Alistair Begg
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December 16, 2025
Gospel ABC
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Robert St. John
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December 15, 2025
The last strand of tinsel
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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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December 10, 2025
Guardrails or gravel? Why America and Mississippi must get AI regulation right in 2026
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Merle Flowers
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