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December 17, 2007
CL – Feds probe Hinds case
Feds probe Hinds case It began in 1994 in Hinds County Circuit Court when Alwyn Luckey sued his two former law partners, Scruggs and Scruggs’ then-law partner, William Roberts Wilson Jr., for what Luckey’s contract called for – 25 percent of the attorney fees from litigation against asbestos manufacturers. Wilson countersued Scruggs for monies he…
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December 17, 2007
SUNHERALD – Dickie Scruggs’ $50 million man
Dickie Scruggs’ $50 million man Blake will earn $50 million, court records show, for clipping newspaper articles and alerting Scruggs to maneuvering in political “cloakrooms,” as Scruggs put it, from Mississippi to Washington. Scruggs managed a transformation of his own over the same two decades, from small-town attorney to polished multi-millionaire. Scruggs also amassed around…
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December 15, 2007
FOLO – NMC Checks Out Balducci’s Chops
NMC Checks Out Balducci’s Chops Tim Balducci apparently had a different theory. The first three are all criminal cases in which the circuit judge was Henry Lackey — and Tim lost! And lost on appeal! Two were of such insignificance the court did not write an opinion, and in the third, the only issue was…
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December 15, 2007
CL – Mike Moore: Senate decision crushing for Dems
Moore: Senate decision crushing for Dems It was considered a near certainty that Moore would run. Since he chose to pursue private legal practice in 2004, it was common political wisdom that he was itching to be a senator, only biding his time until either Lott, 66, or Sen. Thad Cochran, 70, chose to retire.…
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December 15, 2007
WSJ – Mississippi’s Tort King
Mississippi’s Tort King “It just boggles the mind,” said one Mississippi trial lawyer quoted in the Los Angeles Times about the indictment of tort lawyer Richard “Dickie” Scruggs last week on charges of backing the attempted bribery of a state judge. “Here is a man who has had an enormous amount of success, who reached…
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December 15, 2007
JPD SWAT members deputized by McMillin
JPD SWAT members deputized by McMillin Malcolm McMillin, Hinds County sheriff and Jackson police chief, deputized 20 members of the Jackson Police Department SWAT team and hostage negotiations team Friday morning, giving them jurisdiction throughout Hinds County. McMillin said he did it so the JPD officers can assist the 14 SWAT team members of the…
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December 14, 2007
Moore opts not to seek Lott seat
Moore opts not to seek Lott seat Many Democrats also viewed the charismatic Moore as their best opportunity for victory. “The man is in private law practice and he has a right not to run,” said state Rep. Steve Holland, D-Plantersville. “But I think he might have been the best horse we had, so we…
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December 14, 2007
Scruggs’ defense receives evidence
Scruggs’ defense receives evidence Defense attorneys for five NeMiss men accused of attempting to bribe a judge are receiving documents and recordings relating to the federal allegations. Attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs of Oxford, his son Zach, Oxford attorney Sidney Backstrom, New Albany attorney Timothy Balducci and former State Auditor Steve Patterson were indicted Nov. 28…
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December 14, 2007
Lott Winds Down Final Days in Office
WTOK, 12/13/7 Sen. Trent Lott is winding down his final days in office. He said Thursday he will officially submit his resignation to Vice-President Dick Cheney before the end of 2007. Lott held his final satellite news conference with Mississippi television stations Thursday. He said the last three decades in office have been “a wild…
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December 14, 2007
Former judge asks to remain free while appealing bribery conviction
The Sun Herald, 12/13/7 A former Harrison County judge who was convicted of bribery is asking to remain free on bond while he appeals his nine-year federal prison sentence, according to court records. The request is a reversal for former Circuit Judge John Whitfield, who previously said he was ready to start serving the sentence…
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December 14, 2007
‘High stakes chess game’ opening over Senate appointments
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 12/14/7 With Democrats outnumbering Republicans in the Mississippi Senate, they will take away Gov. Haley Barbour’s Senate candy store, right? Don’t count on it. Two weeks ago, newly elected Senate Democrats sat down with incoming GOP Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant, mostly to get a reading on his pre-election crack implying that only…
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December 14, 2007
Open letter to Mississippians from Mike Moore
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/13/7 Four years ago I made a decision to leave elected public office to spend more time with my family and to build some financial security for them. We have all been very happy with that decision. I enjoyed my 26 years in public service working for Mississippi. Elected office gave me great…
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August 8, 2025
Trump orders colleges to prove they don’t consider race in admissions
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Jeremy Pittari
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August 8, 2025
Law enforcement agencies issuing letters for removal of non-FDA approved hemp products
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Frank Corder
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August 8, 2025
Applications for GCRF funding top $383 million
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Daniel Tyson
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August 7, 2025
Mississippi is an attractive place for corporate investment. Find out why
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Lynne Jeter
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August 5, 2025
Mancuso Chemicals investing $5.52 million in the Magnolia State
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August 4, 2025
Cherry elected Mississippi Power chairman, CEO
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Richelle Putnam
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August 10, 2025
Lewis “Buddy” Nordan: Blurring truth and fiction into luminosity
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Matt Friedeman
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August 10, 2025
Theology via Howard Stern and Jerry Seinfeld
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Ben Smith
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August 8, 2025
It was just a dream
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Russ Latino
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August 10, 2025
Will Mississippi Republicans stand with President Trump on school choice or side with Democratic colleagues to oppose him?
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Kelley Williams
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August 7, 2025
Bob Dylan and the Overton Window
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Russ Latino
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August 7, 2025
The Mississippi Democratic Party got mad about school choice, then unwittingly made the case for it
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