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January 26, 2010

SCOTUS rejects Jim Hood’s $1 billion appeal over water theft

As YP noted in October (“Jim Hood seeks a billion from Memphis over alleged water theft, case with U.S. Supreme Court“) and Respond Mississippi posted (“Billion dollar set backs for Jim Hood“), Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood sued Memphis on the basis they were pulling water properly belonging to Mississippi. Judge Glen H. Davidson dismissed…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
January 26, 2010

HEADLINE – U.S. SC sinks AG Hood’s water suit

U.S. SC sinks AG Hood’s water suit The suit, filed by private attorneys hired by Hood to represent the State, alleged Memphis diverted groundwater from underneath Mississippi. The suit had been unsuccessful every step of its way to the High Court. The suit sought $1 billion in damages. Don Barrett gave $5,000 to Hood’s 2003…