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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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June 12, 2026
U.S. and Iran have agreed to wording of a deal to end their war, Pakistan’s prime minister says
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Jeremy Pittari
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June 12, 2026
MDOT planning capacity projects, conducting other road work across the state
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June 12, 2026
Magnolia Mornings: June 12, 2026
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Frank Corder
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June 10, 2026
NPL Construction locating fabrication, manufacturing operations in Greenwood
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Frank Corder
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June 8, 2026
EVE Energy makes U.S. Dept. of War’s roster of “Chinese military companies”
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Daniel Tyson
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May 20, 2026
International Paper breaks ground on new $225 million facility in central Mississippi
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Eric Olson, Associated Press
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June 12, 2026
College World Series field once again tilts heavily toward SEC
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Alistair Begg
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June 12, 2026
Comfort for a troubled mind
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Susan Marquez
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June 11, 2026
Let’s scream for ice cream
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Roger Wicker
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June 12, 2026
Wicker: Mississippi leads in national defense
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Ashby Foote
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June 11, 2026
A Jackson data center: Threat or opportunity?
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Andy Gipson
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June 10, 2026
Working with the Trump administration to eliminate welfare fraud
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