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June 29, 2007

Nominee lobbies for court seat

The Clarion-Ledger, 6/29/7 With his nomination to a federal appeals court stalled by the opposition of key Democrats, Mississippi Judge Leslie Southwick is in Washington this week trying to save his candidacy. Southwick met Wednesday with Wisconsin Sen. Herb Kohl, a moderate Democrat on the Judiciary Committee. But Joe Bonfiglio, Kohl’s press secretary, said Thursday…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
June 29, 2007

Bar ethics group: City attorney can’t sue mayor

The Clarion-Ledger, 6/29/7 The Ethics Committee of the Mississippi Bar issued a statement on Thursday saying Jackson City Attorney Sarah O’Reilly-Evans was correct in refusing to sue Jackson Mayor Frank Melton on orders from a majority of City Council members. The council members had earlier questioned O’Reilly-Evans’ loyalty when she insisted she could not sue…