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December 4, 2007
Council may hire 2nd firm to defend Melton
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/4/7 The Jackson City Council could vote to hire a second law firm today to defend Mayor Frank Melton in two lawsuits. The Phelps Dunbar firm, which the council hired in August to represent the mayor and city, recommended the council now hire Coxwell & Associates at $185 per hour, plus additional costs…
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December 4, 2007
WSJ – It’s Party Time For Dickie Scruggs In Oxford, Miss.
It’s Party Time For Dickie Scruggs In Oxford, Miss. On Saturday night, a red-and-green bus built to look like a trolley car ferried guests from a parking lot near the University of Mississippi through a wrought-iron gate to a new white mansion on a wooded hilltop nearby. Inside, one of the most-prominent trial lawyers in…
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December 4, 2007
ICLAWBLOG – Scruggs Nation, Day 6
Scruggs Nation, Day 6 Is it just me, or is it kind of creepy that Scruggs is partying and Scruggs’ friends like novelist John Grisham are going around saying Scruggs couldn’t have possibly participated in this alleged bribery scheme — see this great post on the Wall Street Journal Law Blog where Lattman interviewed Grisham…
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December 4, 2007
WSJLAWBLOG – Q&A: John Grisham on the Dickie Scruggs Case
Q&A: John Grisham on the Dickie Scruggs Case What do you think of the charges in the indictment? I know what the basic allegations are. I read the indictment. As a former criminal defense lawyer, I started thinking about how I would defend it and started looking for gaps and holes. Did you find any?…
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December 4, 2007
WSJLAWBLOG – L’Affaire Scruggs: The News from a (Mostly) Quiet Weekend
http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2007/12/03/laffaire-scruggs-the-news-from-a-mostly-quiet-weekend/L’Affaire Scruggs: The News from a (Mostly) Quiet Weekend Did Balducci Flip? On Saturday, the WSJ had this story on the likelihood of whether Tim Balducci, the lawyer who, according to the indictment, acted as a middleman between Scruggs and Lackey, flipped and began working for the government. While the indictment itself is unclear on…
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December 4, 2007
Scruggs case: ‘This is going to be awful for all’
Scruggs case: ‘This is going to be awful for all’ In January, Jones e-mailed Scruggs and SKG partner Sidney A. Backstrom, according to copies State Farm has filed in a lawsuit to stop Hood’s investigation. In the first e-mail, Jones said his firm had lost $2 million in revenue alone on the insurance litigation until…
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December 4, 2007
FORBES – FBI Gets Hard Drives From Scruggs Office
FBI Gets Hard Drives From Scruggs Office Forbes 12/3/7
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December 4, 2007
DJOURNAL – A system shock
A system shock Public confidence in the integrity of that system is essential to its long-term effectiveness. Attempting to bribe a judge in search of a favorable judicial outcome is about as ethically reprehensible as it gets. The federal indictment lays out in excruciating detail, complete with seemingly damning conversational tidbits, a scheme to get…
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December 4, 2007
David Landrum’s First Ad
David Landrum Campaign 12/3/7
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December 3, 2007
Tuck Not Eying Washington
WTOK, 11/30/7 Mississippi Lt. Gov. Amy Tuck says she has no interest in being appointed to the U.S. Senate. Tuck attended a performance at the Roxy Theatre in Newton Thursday night. Her friend, Sen. Terry Burton, has a leading role in the play. Tuck told Newscenter 11 she is not interested in serving in Sen.…
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December 3, 2007
Scruggs case worries storm victims
The Hattiesburg American, 12/3/7 The indictment of lawyer Dickie Scruggs and four others accused of attempting to bribe a judge in a Katrina-related lawsuit has storm victims worried. Scruggs and his son, Zach, former State Auditor Steve Patterson and attorneys Sidney Backstrom and Timothy Balducci were indicted Wednesday on allegations they paid a judge $40,000…
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December 3, 2007
Lott: Choice of successor important
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 12/2/7 With the announcement this past week by Mississippi’s junior U.S. Sen. Trent Lott, R-Pascagoula, that he would be stepping down before the end of the year, Gov. Haley Barbour and state voters now face a crucial decision in choosing Lott’s successor. Obviously, Barbour’s choice of an interim senator will anoint that…
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August 6, 2025
Governor Reeves: Voters rejected Medicaid expansion in Tuesday’s GOP Senate primaries
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Daniel Tyson
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August 6, 2025
Jackson Mayor relaunches city’s Civil Service Commission
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Jeremy Pittari
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August 6, 2025
PEER report finds promise in changes made to PERS, but obstacles remain
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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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Lynne Jeter
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July 17, 2025
Southern Miss, Integer Technologies land $25 million defense contract
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Richelle Putnam
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August 6, 2025
The Song Inside Us All: Voices from the 2025 MSA Pines Region Songwriters Festival
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Alistair Begg
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August 6, 2025
Bringing out the best in people
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Meredith Biesinger
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August 5, 2025
A Bit of the Sip: Oxford serves up flavor, fun, and philanthropy
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Sid Salter
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August 6, 2025
Will moving Neshoba stump speeches to June in 2026 lessen the fair’s political impact?
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Russ Latino
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August 5, 2025
The “no public money to private schools” mantra of school choice opponents is objectively dumb
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Russ Latino
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August 3, 2025
Sydney Sweeney’s good genes and America’s obsession with victimhood outrage
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