Man charged in fatal wreck before getting Mississippi pardon STLtoday.com Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood is challenging the legality of some of the pardons, saying some people didn't publish notifications as Hood says is required in Mississippi's Constitution. The Mississippi Supreme Court will hear arguments on the ...
Pardoned killer to fight return to Mississippi Fox News However, a legal challenge to the pardons is headed for the Mississippi Supreme Court next week. It's far from clear what might happen to those who were freed from prison by the pardons, such as Ozment. Ozment worked as a trusty at the Governor's ...
Judges' pay should be increased Hattiesburg American Although, let it be said that Mississippi has some excellent minds on the bench, that lack of job security, and time, trouble and expense every four years to run for office again are barriers to luring top-notch legal talent from the start.
AROUND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI SunHerald.com GULFPORT -- A case involving the Harrison County Utility Authority and property owners on Shorecrest Road likely will go to the state Supreme Court. Earlier this week, Judge Michael Ward ruled the authority must pay the attorney fees for Helen Peterson ...
Mississippi Republicans challenge powers of attorney general Stateline.org “We're talking about cases that are big and expensive to litigate.” The attorney general alone doesn't always have the resources to take on other high-priced legal teams, Cooper says. Mississippi's biggest payout came before Hood's time in office.
Setting the scene for the Supreme Court's consideration of the health law News-Medical.net In other news, a Mississippi district court judge has agreed to hear a different legal challenge to the measure. The Associated Press/Washington Post: Cuccinelli, Mass.'s Coakley Face Off At National Press Club In DC Over Health Care Overhaul Attorney ...