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Tag Archives: Mississippi
January 12, 1910 – Death of Bass Reeves – 1st Black Deputy Marshal West of the Mississippi River
Bass Reeves was born into slavery in the summer of 1838 in Crawford County, Arkansas. Like most slaves, he was given the surname of his owners, the Reeves family. During the Civil War, Reeves fled north to what is now … Continue reading
Mississippi University Will Return Most Of Ponzi Schemer's $400,000 Donation
A Mississippi university has reached an agreement to return nearly 90% of funds its athletic department received from a Mississippi man who pleaded guilty last year to operating a $100 million Ponzi scheme. The University of Mississippi, also known as … Continue reading
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Tagged $400000, Donation, Mississippi, Most, Ponzi, Return, Schemer's, University
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From the Vault — "The Mississippi Advocate"
Microsoft. 3M. Progressive Insurance. Wayne Drinkwater's corporate clients–which he tends to defend in multimillion-dollar lawsuits–are household names. But the partner with Bradley Arant Boult Cummings in Jackson, Mississippi, may be best known for the long string of cases he's tried … Continue reading
Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance seeks suspension of Judge DeLaughter
Heres a copy of the Commissions petition to the Mississippi Supreme Court. This comes from ethics complaints filed against DeLaughter by attorneys for William Roberts Wilson in the fee dispute case against Dickie Scruggs. Joey Langston, who represented Scruggs in … Continue reading
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Tagged Commission, DeLaughter, Judge, Judicial, Mississippi, Performance, seeks, Suspension
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Mississippi Turns to Lottery, Other Tax Changes, in Special Session to Fund Bridge Repair
In a five-day special session that concluded August 29th, Mississippi lawmakers reached an agreement to reduce the state’s $400 million per year infrastructure funding shortfall, a plan that includes several tax changes. As of mid-August, more than 400 locally-owned bridges … Continue reading