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January 14, 2008
REDBLUE – Langston, Balducci, Hood and Moore
Langston, Balducci, Hood and Moore A little over a year ago, then State Auditor Phil Bryant sent a demand letter to Joey Langston and the Langston Law Firm, where Tim Balducci used to practice, seeking recovery of the $14 million in attorneys fees improperly paid to Langston and Balducci in the MCI tax settlement case.…
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January 14, 2008
Scruggs Nation, Day 48: looking ahead, and looking way ahead
Scruggs Nation, Day 48: looking ahead, and looking way ahead A common sentiment among many of the people I have communicated with in Mississippi is hope, hope that despite the embarrassment of the ongoing investigations and revelations, a new and better future awaits. I think this accounts for much of the vehemence that we are…
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January 14, 2008
JJ – Clarion Ledger Dropping The Ball?
Clarion Ledger Dropping The Ball? Apparently former Hinds County District Attorney Ed Peters has been accused of taking over a million dollars from the attorneys involved in the current federal investigation into judicial corruption in Mississippi. The Clarion-Ledger reported today “According to statements, Peters was eventually given a total of $1 million to influence DeLaughter…
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January 14, 2008
FOLO – The timing on DeLaughter’s courtesy call
The timing on DeLaughter’s courtesy call What if the bribee got snookered? FOLO 1/13/8
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January 14, 2008
ICLAWBLOG – Scruggs Nation, Day 47: story says Joey Langston pleads guilty
Scruggs Nation, Day 47: story says Joey Langston pleads guilty Insurance Coverage Blog 1/13/8
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January 14, 2008
OVERLAWYERED – Joey Langston indicted, cooperating with feds
Joey Langston indicted, cooperating with feds Now we may have a better idea why prominent Booneville, Miss. lawyer Joseph Langston recently withdrew as counsel for Dickie Scruggs in the widening corruption scandal: per a report by Jerry Mitchell in Sunday’s Jackson Clarion-Ledger, Langston was himself nabbed on corruption charges, has pleaded guilty and is cooperating…
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January 14, 2008
FOLO – Questions raised by the Langston guilty plea story
Questions raised by the Langston guilty plea story Langston is pleading guilty to an attempt to influence Circuit Judge Bobby DeLaughter in the Wilson v. Scruggs fee dispute case. An execllent and helpful account of that case is in this comment. Langston is apparently stating that he paid Ed Peters (former Hinds County district attorney…
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January 14, 2008
FOLO – Tim-ber-r-r-rrrrrrrrrr
Tim-ber-r-r-rrrrrrrrrr In patented Mitchell/C-L fashion, this story’s narrative of what actually went down is a chopped-up, chronologically-muddled mess. Best I can tell, though, it runs something like this: Back in 1994, Dickie Scruggs’s former partners in some settled-out asbestos litigation, Alwyn Luckey and William Roberts Wilson, Jr., sued him in Hinds County court over the…
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January 14, 2008
Joey Langston Pleads GUILTY
Another lawyer pleads guilty On Dec. 10, the FBI served a search warrant at Langston’s law office, where Balducci previously worked, seeking documents related to that attorneys’ fees lawsuit as well as documents regarding payments to Jackson lawyer Ed Peters, who played no known role in the case. In 2001, Peters retired as Hinds County…
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January 13, 2008
ICLAWBLOG – Renfroe v. Rigsby update
Renfroe v. Rigsby update Judge Acker denied motions by Scruggs and the Rigsby sisters that he recuse himself from the case on the grounds of the perception of bias that might arise from his referral of Scruggs for criminal contempt of court charges (Scruggs is not a party in this case, nor did he represent…
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January 13, 2008
ICLAWBLOG – Hood takes new oath of office, no mention of Scruggs but vows to fight fake contact lens
Hood takes new oath of office, no mention of Scruggs but vows to fight fake contact lenses Now, from what I can see, Hood is an energetic law enforcement official. I follow Katrina-related events, but I’m not in a position to judge his total performance in office nor do I care to — I will…
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January 13, 2008
DJOURNAL – Scruggs update
Scruggs update A source close to the case told the Daily Journal on Wednesday that Patterson has changed his innocent plea for leniency and is helping prosecutors. His status and other sealed documents are expected to become public Monday, when one legal observer said more issues of the case will be clarified. In a reportedly…
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Jeremy Pittari
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April 8, 2026
Student cell phone use bans fail to find support in Mississippi House, Senate
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Daniel Tyson
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April 8, 2026
Dept. of Public Safety set to consolidate divisions, providing more strategic collaboration and cost savings
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April 8, 2026
Wall Street, global markets surge after US-Iran ceasefire sends oil prices below $100 a barrel
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Frank Corder
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March 31, 2026
Channel South, $105 million mixed use development, aims to transform Gulfport’s downtown
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Frank Corder
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March 26, 2026
DG Foods announces $1.19 million expansion
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Frank Corder
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March 25, 2026
AeroShield Alliance locating headquarters in Mississippi
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Will Graves, Associated Press
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April 8, 2026
Pirates sign teenage shortstop Konnor Griffin to a 9-year deal worth at least $140 million
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Richelle Putnam
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April 8, 2026
Where the Light Falls: The landscape of Marshall Bouldin
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Alistair Begg
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April 8, 2026
More than a name
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Sid Salter
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April 8, 2026
A new take on an old question about who Mississippians trust with life-altering decisions
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Russ Latino
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April 3, 2026
Lawmakers owe Reeves a ‘thank you’ for stopping Medicaid expansion
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Ashby Foote
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April 2, 2026
The Strait Jacket of Hormuz
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