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7 Jun 2012, 1:14 pm
Peeking under the Hood, cont’d: Mississippi has finally passed sunshine legislation exposing to public scrutiny dealings of its attorney general with outside law firms, which can make large sums in contingency arrangements representing the state [Maggie Haberman, Politico] Not exactly unrelatedly, a Mississippi court has ruled that a settlement of the state’s case against MCI can’t funnel $14 million separately to private lawyers representing… [read post]
29 May 2012, 4:00 am
The Clarion-Ledger reported Friday on Thursday's Mississippi Supreme Court decision that legal fees paid to private attorneys hired by Attorney General Jim Hood are public funds. [read post]
25 May 2012, 10:18 am
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood also requested an execution date for Gary Carl Simmons Jr., but the court ordered Hood's office to reply to Simmons' claims that his original lawyers were ineffective at trial and that his later lawyers were never good enough to point out shortcomings. [read post]
23 May 2012, 7:14 am
As then-South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster explained when announcing the settlement, “The Eli Lilly case was handled on a contingent basis by special counsel appointed by the attorney general. [read post]
23 May 2012, 7:14 am
As then-South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster explained when announcing the settlement, “The Eli Lilly case was handled on a contingent basis by special counsel appointed by the attorney general. [read post]
18 May 2012, 6:14 am
"Court denies motion to reconsider pardons": Today's edition of The Clarion-Ledger of Jackson, Mississippi contains an article that begins, "The Mississippi Supreme Court has denied Attorney General Jim Hood's motion to reconsider a ruling that validated then-Gov. [read post]
15 May 2012, 1:28 pm
Mississippi Requests 3 Executions on Consecutive Days: The Associated Press reports Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood's office on Monday asked the state Supreme Court to set execution dates for three men on consecutive days in June after the U.S. [read post]
7 May 2012, 11:41 am
In addition to high-profile Democrats including President Obama, former President Bill Clinton, Governor Bev Perdue, and Attorney General Roy Cooper, many prominent local conservatives, such as U.S. [read post]
7 May 2012, 4:00 am
Credit to Attorney General Jim Hood and his attorneys Justin Matheny and Harold Pizzetta for intervening and opposing the suit on behalf of the State. [read post]
9 Apr 2012, 3:41 pm
"The victim in the case was able to clean up most of her credit after much effort, but her ability to obtain a decent mortgage on her home was hindered by this defendant," Attorney General Jim Hood said. [read post]
3 Apr 2012, 4:00 am
Under this backdrop, the Clarion-Ledger reports that Attorney General Jim Hood is requesting $2 million from the Legislature to pursue damages from BP. [read post]
30 Mar 2012, 5:27 pm
The Mississippi Supreme Court's decision in In re Hooker et al, which ruled on the State's challenge to the recent gubernatorial pardons, reads like a civics lesson directed to State Attorney General Jim Hood. [read post]
9 Mar 2012, 1:45 pm
Attorney General Jim Hood said he will pursue an initiative to amend the Constitution "to make it very clear that the judicial branch is responsible for enforcing the 30-day notification period in the future. [read post]
9 Mar 2012, 8:34 am
[JURIST] The Supreme Court of Mississippi [official website] ruled [opinion, PDF] 6-3 on Thursday that the pardons of nearly 200 people by Governor Haley Barbour (R-MS) were valid, despite a challenge by Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood [official websites]. [read post]
9 Mar 2012, 7:54 am
But the state attorney general, Jim Hood, began a push to have them thrown out. [read post]
8 Feb 2012, 10:49 am
But Attorney General Jim Hood filed an appeal with the 5th U.S. [read post]
5 Feb 2012, 3:20 am
They are being challenged by the current State Attorney General, Jim Hood. [read post]
2 Feb 2012, 9:13 am
State Attorney General Jim Hood wants to invalidate dozens of the 198 pardons Barbour handed out. [read post]
25 Jan 2012, 3:00 am
Jackson Jambalaya has the video of the hearing before Hinds County Circuit Judge Tommie Green over Attorney General Jim Hood's helping get the pardon recipients out of jail attempt to block the release of convicts who Gov. [read post]
16 Jan 2012, 11:47 am
Attorney General Jim Hood filed for a Temporary Injunction and it was granted. [read post]
