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December 18, 2007
WSJLAWBLOG – Scruggs Motion Sheds Light on Evidence
Scruggs Motion Sheds Light on Evidence Scruggs (noun): A condition characterized by a frequent desire to read about the Grisham-esque story of a famed Mississippi plaintiffs lawyer fighting criminal charges that he tried to bribe a judge. That scratching in the back of your throat? The dehydration? The occasional twitches and increasing shakiness? Nope, it’s…
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December 18, 2007
LNL – Trial approaching too fast for Scruggs
Trial approaching too fast for Scruggs Indicted trial lawyer Richard “Dickie” Scruggs’ defense team said Monday that it needs more time to prepare an adequate defense against accusations that Scruggs attempted to bribe a state judge. John Keker of Keker and Van Nest in San Francisco filed a motion for continuance in the case against…
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December 18, 2007
ICLAWBLOG – Scruggs, other defendants in bribery case file motion to continue trial date
Scruggs, other defendants in bribery case file motion to continue trial date David Rossmiller Insurance Coverage Blog 12/17/7
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December 18, 2007
FOLO – One VERY newsy document
One VERY newsy document The motion for continuance (pdf) filed today by the defendants in U.S. v. Scruggs is fair bursting with newsy goodies, the first of which is that, on December 7, the U.S. Attorney gave each of them his own personal copy of a 90-minute “consensual recording” (that would be Tim Balducci’s consent,…
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December 17, 2007
Scruggs case update: Coghlan withdraws as Patterson attorney
Scruggs case update: Coghlan withdraws as Patterson attorney Local attorney Kenneth H. Coghlan won’t be representing former state auditor Steven A. Patterson in his defense of federal judicial bribery charges, court records show Monday. Patterson was indicted Nov. 28 with famed Oxford attorney Richard Scruggs, his son Zach Scruggs, New Albany attorney Timothy Balducci and…
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December 17, 2007
Governor Barbour Selected to Leadership Post in Appalachian Regional Commission
Governor Haley Barbour has been elected by the governors of the 13 Appalachian states to serve as the 2008 States’ Co-Chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC). Governor Barbour will succeed West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin, III, in this position. “It is a great honor to have been selected by my peers to serve as…
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December 17, 2007
Scruggs connection earns Delta man millions
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/17/7 P.L. Blake likes to describe himself as a Delta farmer who grew up around politics and built a lucrative consulting business, but he also fended off bankruptcy and criminal bribery charges in the 1980s before he recouped his fortune the following decade through ties to attorney Dickie Scruggs. Blake will earn $50…
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December 17, 2007
GOP appears determined to hold congressional seat dates
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/17/7 With the qualifying deadline still three weeks away, the state Republican Party is making it clear it aims to retain the seat that U.S. Rep. Chip Pickering will vacate in 2008. Campaign Web sites for all four Republican contenders seeking the 3rd Congressional District seat are up and ready to browse, and…
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December 17, 2007
Council to vote on Melton’s law team
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/17/7 The Jackson City Council on Tuesday could vote to hire an outside law firm to represent Mayor Frank Melton in two civil lawsuits. Melton said he hoped the council would agree to hire Jackson law firm Coxwell & Associates, which represented the mayor earlier this year in a criminal case. The Phelps…
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December 17, 2007
Huckabee can’t be ignored
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 12/16/7 The big national political news story of recent days has been the surge of Mike Huckabee to the top tier of Republican presidential candidates. The former Arkansas governor – an ordained Baptist minister – has captured the fancy of religious conservatives not happy with any of the previously…
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December 17, 2007
Tactics of ‘King of Torts’ Called ‘Scorched Earth’
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/16/7 Ever since Richard Scruggs was indicted on federal conspiracy and bribery charges last month, legal eagles have asked whether a renowned lawyer who earned a reputation as the “King of Torts” would really risk his reputation, his freedom, his wealth and his career, by offering $50,000 to a judge in a small…
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December 17, 2007
ICLAWBLOG – Scruggs Nation, Day 19: re-evaluation of the ‘whistleblower’ Rigsby sisters
Scruggs Nation, Day 19: re-evaluation of the ‘whistleblower’ Rigsby sisters First off, let’s deal with a bit of news from the ongoing trench warfare between the entity formerly known as the Scruggs Katrina Group and State Farm known as McIntosh v. State Farm. Judge Robert Walker has ruled that State Farm may take the video…
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Frank Corder
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August 12, 2025
Trump nominates two Mississippi Supreme Court justices to federal court
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Stan Choe, Associated Press
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August 12, 2025
Wall Street rises toward records on hopes for lower interest rates
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Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press
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August 12, 2025
US inflation unchanged last month, though core prices accelerated
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Daniel Tyson
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