by Associated Press Published: January 11,2012
Tags: clemency, Gov. Haley Barbour, Haley Barbour, Hinds County Circuit Judge Tomie Green, Jim Hood, judge, Mississippi Attorney General, pardons, temporary injunction, Tomie Green
A Mississippi judge has temporarily blocked the release of 21 inmates who’d been given pardons or medical release by Republican Haley Barbour in one of his final acts as governor. Circuit Judge Tomie Green issued an injunction late yesterday at the request of Democratic Attorney General Jim Hood. Hood said he believes Barbour might’ve violated [...] [...]

by Associated Press Published: December 8,2011
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JACKSON — The FBI has confirmed that it is investigating the mayor of Mississippi’s third largest city who was already ordered by state officials to pay more than $170,000 for travel, stress counseling and other personal expenses billed to taxpayers. >> SEE MBJ COLUMNIST NANCY ANDERSON’S COLUMN ON DAVIS Southaven Mayor Greg Davis had already [...] [...]

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JACKSON- Mississippi attorney general Jim Hood and his Republican challenger Steve Simpson debate the state’s legal and political involvement in challenging Obamacare. [...]
JACKSON- Miss. Attorney General Jim Hood announces his office has filed a petition with the Court to force the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) and its administrator, Ken Feinberg to obey a previous subpoena regarding certain documents relevant to an investigation of the 2010 BP oil spill claims process. [...]
JACKSON- Judges, elected and retired state officials, attorneys and the general public gather at the recently opened Carroll Gartin Justice Building (named for the late lieutenant governor) to christen the new home of the Mississippi Supreme Court. [...]
Federal regulators have reached an initial settlement with the nation’s largest banks, but the deal will not stop a 50-state coalition of attorneys general from pursuing answers and possible penalties relating to a wave of flawed foreclosures that swept the country last fall, says Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller, leader of the AGs coalition. The [...] [...]

A proposed $20-billion settlement to an investigation of fraudulent mortgage foreclosure practices across the nation could help underwater borrowers in Mississippi hang on to their homes through write downs on principal balances. But the wider price could involve a block to the state bringing further legal action on related foreclosure wrongdoings. Mississippi Attorney General Jim [...] [...]

Numbers elsewhere increase odds state may have messes to clean up from flawed foreclosures Mississippi banking commissioner John Allison says it appears the state’s real estate and banking sectors will be spared troubled caused elsewhere in the nation by the foreclosure fiasco that started early in the fall. But Attorney General Jim Hood says he [...] [...]

Pay-to-play accusations against Hood flying again Democrats and Republicans disagree over AG’s role The rivalry between business interests and trial lawyers reared its head again recently as the American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) released a report this month regarding accusations of “pay-to-play” activities of several states’ attorneys general, including Mississippi’s Jim Hood. The report said [...] [...]