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August 16, 2005

AG revives legal fees debate

AG revives legal fees debate Private attorneys hired by Gov. Haley Barbour charged the state $127,112 for a six-month legal battle over Medicaid cuts. Attorney General Jim Hood’s release of the bill renews debate between Barbour’s office and Hood about whether the cost could have been avoided. “I tried to quietly work with them before…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
August 16, 2005

STRINGFELLOW – Diaz trial puts flaws of system on display

Diaz trial puts flaws of system on display If anyone needed graphic illustrations of the warts in Mississippi’s judicial system, the pictures came via a three-month production in U.S. District Court that concluded last week. While none of the four defendants – including a state Supreme Court justice and two ex-judges – was convicted, one…