by Associated Press Published: May 20,2013
Tags: appeal, court, election, judicial, judiciary, justive, lawsuit, legal, politician, Politics, racial discrimination, redistricting, ruling, upheld, vote, voter, Voting, voting district
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court won’t order new legislative elections in Mississippi over complaints about the timing of the state’s redistricting. The Mississippi NAACP had challenged the state’s 2011 state elections because the Legislature did not immediately use the 2010 census to draw new district lines in 2011. The state House and Senate instead [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 20,2013
Tags: alderman, bench, case, city, city government, court, elected official, election, judge, justice, law, lawsuit, legal, municipal, municipality, politician, Politics, poll, primary election, public official, trial, vote, voter, Voting
WEST POINT — A West Point alderman is suing in federal court to block his loss in a primary election. Jasper Pittman, the incumbent alderman in West Point’s Ward 5, missed forcing a Democratic primary runoff against Gary Dedeaux by one vote, according to final tallies. Pittman alleges in a lawsuit that the body that [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 19,2013
Tags: acquisition, appeal, bench, buy, case, clinic, court, decision, health, health care, hospital, judge, lawsuit, medical, medicine, motion, public health, purchase, ruling, sale, sell, stay, trial
CANTON — The Mississippi Supreme Court has granted a motion from St. Dominic Health Systems to dismiss its appeal of a judge’s order that it did not have a binding contract to buy an outpatient surgery clinic in Canton. The dismissal order was made public by the court late last week. St. Dominic had argued [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 17,2013
Tags: attorney, bench, court, executive, federal government, judge, judicial, judiciary, law, law firm, lawyer, legal, legislative, minority, nominate, nomination, nominee, President, Senator
JACKSON — President Barack Obama has nominated attorney Debra M. Brown to be a U.S. District judge for northern Mississippi. If confirmed, Brown would be the first African-American woman to serve as a federal district judge in the state, said a spokesman for U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.). “I congratulate Debra Brown on her historic [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 16,2013
Tags: bench, court, crime, developer, ecosystem, environment, environmental law, habitat, judge, judicial, law, legal, real estate, real estate development, wetlands, wildlife
HANCOCK COUNTY — A Mississippi corporation has pleaded guilty to illegally filling wetlands near Bay St. Louis. Hancock County Land, LLC entered the plea yesterday and agreed to pay a $1-million fine and take remedial measures for two felony violations of the Clean Water Act., said U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis and Assistant U.S. Attorney [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 15,2013
Tags: appeal, bench, case, court, decision, environment, flood, flooding, global warming, greenhouse gas, home, homeowner, house, hurricane, landowner, law, lawsuit, legal, rain, residence, resident, ruling, storm, storm surge, trial, tropical, wind
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — A federal appeals panel has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a group of Mississippi Gulf Coast residents and landowners who alleged that emissions by energy companies contributed to global warming, which intensified Hurricane Katrina, which, in turn, damaged their property. In the lawsuit, the landowners sought compensatory and [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 14,2013
Tags: bench, bill, chamber of commerce, city, city government, court, crime, criminal, falsified records, fraud, investigator, law, legal, mayor, municipal, municipality, steal, stealing, testimony, theft, thief, trial
SOUTHAVEN — An investigator with the Mississippi auditor’s office has testified in court that Southaven Mayor Greg Davis submitted duplicate charges to the city and the Chamber of Commerce, and was reimbursed a total of $461,000. Davis’ attorney denied the claim. Karen Swain, an investigator with the state auditor’s office, said the city and the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 13,2013
Tags: bench, cheat, cheater, cheating, court, decision, education, educator, guilty, judge, judicial, judiciary, justice, license, prison, ruling, sentence, teacher, test
MEMPHIS — A federal judge in Memphis has sentenced a longtime Memphis educator to seven years in prison in a test-taking fraud scheme. Clarence Mumford Sr. pleaded guilty in February to leading a 15-year scheme that helped teachers cheat on qualification exams. The passing scores were then used to help people get jobs in public [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 12,2013
Tags: agent, case, court, environment, environmental, falisfied records, federal government, fraud, investigate, investigation, investigator, judge, judicial, judiciary, justice, lab, laboratory, law, legal, prosecutor, test, tiral, wastewater
WATER VALLEY — A laboratory owner charged with faking wastewater samples wants a judge to dismiss evidence taken from her computer because she claims she was stressed, “without coffee” and intimidated when she gave it to federal agents. Tennie White, owner of Mississippi Environmental Analytical Laboratories Inc., faces trial tomorrow on charges of faking wastewater [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 12,2013
Tags: attorney, bench, bond, case, court, doctor, homicide, judge, judicial, judiciary, justice, law, lawyer, medical, medicine, mental health, murder, murder-for-hire, physician, shoot, shooter, shooting, trial
GREENWOOD — Bond has again been denied for Dr. Arnold Smith but a judge says he may reconsider after the doctor undergoes a mental examination. The Greenwood Commonwealth reports prosecutors told Judge Breland Hilburn that a bed is open for Smith at the State Hospital in Whitfield. They have not said when he might be [...] [...]
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