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19 Jul 2010, 9:20 am
Elizabeth Crisp of the Clarion Ledger reports that a clemency request has been made to Governor Haley Barbour and that Burns' defense attorney is seeking a stay. [read post]
12 Jan 2012, 4:57 am
Blocked: A Mississippi judge has temporarily halted the release of 21 prisoners pardoned by outgoing Governor Haley Barbour. [read post]
8 Feb 2012, 10:24 am
Without any Supreme Court action, DeWine had said Ohio is in danger of having numerous executions delayed on a case-by-case basis.Victim Speaks Out About Mississippi Pardons Hearing: Jewell Hillery of WLBT (MS) reports the day before the Mississippi Supreme Court is set to take up the case of whether the pardons granted by outgoing Governor Haley Barbour were constitutional, one of the victims of a man who was pardoned says he is optimistic the pardons… [read post]
31 Dec 2010, 5:32 pm
-The Merchant of Venice (Act I, Scene III) As one of his final acts in office, Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour has suspended the sentences of two sisters, Gladys and Jamie Scott, convicted of assisting in an armed robbery. [read post]
2 Feb 2012, 9:13 am
He will be formally sentenced in May.Mississippi Supreme Court to Take Pardons Case: The Associated Press reports the Mississippi Supreme Court said Wednesday it will take up the legal challenge to the pardons issued by outgoing Governor Haley Barbour. [read post]
25 Jun 2008, 3:28 am
As a result of the tobacco lawsuits, some Republican politicians and tobacco industry lobbyists — such as now-Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour — appear to have become implacable foes of the trial lawyers who had frustrated them and their clients. [read post]
12 Mar 2012, 8:45 am
Instead, people in Mississippi were asked if they approved of how Haley Barbour issued a lot of pardons during his final days as Governor of Mississippi. [read post]
23 Dec 2015, 5:13 am
Haley Barbour pardoned 203 prisoners at the end of his second term as the Republican governor of Mississippi, an act that briefly became a national non-scandal eagerly covered by the national media sniffing around for gotchas. [read post]
9 Mar 2012, 6:31 am
Reuters and Politico Pardons Upheld: Mississippi’s Supreme Court has upheld the more than 200 pardons granted by Haley Barbour as he left the governor’s office in January, sparking a spirited debate over clemency powers. [read post]
30 Oct 2007, 8:02 pm
"The real inhumanity in this case is that the life of an innocent woman ... was taken 20 years ago, and now justice has been delayed again," said Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour shortly after the stay-of-execution was announced, the daily Clarion-Ledger of Jackson, Mississippi reported. [read post]
24 Aug 2010, 12:27 pm
Last December, one such incident made a fair number of headlines when a Mississippi hospital worker responded to a tweet from the Governor of Mississippi, Haley Barbour, regarding the state’s “dire fiscal situation” and soliciting ideas to trim expenses. [read post]
31 Dec 2010, 2:10 am
Sixteen years gone by and Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour has put an end to their imprisonment. [read post]
12 Jan 2012, 10:00 am
Judge Halts Release of Some Pardoned by Barbour: Emily Wagster Pettus of the Associated Press reports Circuit Judge Tomie Green in Mississippi issued an injunction late Wednesday at the request of state Attorney General Jim Hood, blocking the release of 21 inmates pardoned or given medical release by outgoing Governor Haley Barbour. [read post]
3 Apr 2011, 8:18 pm
Doesn't really say anything new (ok, at least not if you also happen to be animal law attorney), but for any readers who are fortunate enough to have no idea what a heartbreaking problem this can be, it's still an eye-opener.And last but not least... legislation that would finally upgrade aggravated animal cruelty to a felony in Mississippi (only 46 other states have done this already...) is on its way to Governor Haley Barbour. [read post]
5 May 2008, 9:03 am
Haley Barbour (R) has signed into law two measures that will reduce it: One to let certain nonviolent offenders go free after serving 25 percent of their sentences, and the other to release some terminally ill inmates. [read post]
3 Nov 2009, 11:09 pm
Haley Barbour of Mississippi, the head of the Republican Governors Association. [read post]
17 Feb 2012, 10:39 am
Justice Department attorney Josh Wilkenfeld argues that the law is attempting to trump federal law. 16 Offenders Pardoned by Barbour Were Rejected by the Mississippi Parole Board : The Associated Press reports Haley Barbour issued full pardons in his final days as governor for 16 inmates whose requests for pardons were rejected by the Mississippi Parole Board. [read post]
4 Mar 2011, 9:02 am
GOP governors (including, for example Haley Barbour of Mississippi) have asked for block grants to replace federal financial participation in state Mediciaid programs; that's been tried in the past, and did not work well, so it will not be tried again. [read post]
19 Nov 2007, 10:10 pm
Haley Barbour replied, quite reasonably, that he does not have the authority to tell a private company that it must do business in his state. [read post]
6 Jul 2009, 4:43 am
Haley Barbour. [read post]
