A Mississippi judge issued a temporary injunction that forbids the release of 21 pardoned prisoners. This after outgoing Mississippi governor Haley Barbour pardoned some 200 inmates this week, including murderers and rapists.
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Miss. Pardons Blocked by Judge After 5 Murderers Freed
In a possible sign of economic recovery, small-business lending hit a four-year high in November, a new report shows. At the same time, the number of small-business loans in delinquency declined
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Lending to Small Business up 18% in 2011
MTV may need to keep some of their reality stars on a shorter leash. Teen Mom 2 star Jenelle Evans was arrested on Tuesday for harassing her old roommate Hannah Inman. Evans’ attorney said the TV star was taken into custody for making threatening phone calls to Inman
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Jenelle Evans Arrested: Teen Mom 2 Star Harassed Ex-Roommate
While visiting their son and grandchildren in Jackson, Mississippi this past week, Robert Walker Sr. and his wife Betty Walker became concerned that the barking dog behind the backyard fence would make his way over one day, placing their family..
A Mississippi jury has awarded the largest U.S. asbestos verdict in history - $322 million. Thomas Brown Jr., 48, was awarded the sum to cover future medical expenses, pain and suffering, as well as punitive damages against the defendants, Chevron..
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$322M Verdict is Largest US Asbestos Verdict
Sports video games a serious business.
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EA Sports Free to Use College Athletes’ Likenesses in Video Games
A Mississippi high school coach is on leave after he allegedly whipped athletes on his basketball team. Coach Marlon Dorsey has admitted to “paddling” students in an effort to instill discipline.
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Parents Sue After Coach Whips Teen Players
Was there a “Sham Prom,” or wasn’t there? That is the question. Or perhaps the question is: what the heck is a Sham Prom? … Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com
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Mississippi School Board Denies Sham Prom
A shortage in thiopental sodium, the drug used in lethal injection procedures may put executions in Arizona on hold a while longer. Executions were set to resume after three years and a period of legal wrestling over an acceptable method of lethal..
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Thiopental Sodium Shortage May Delay Executions in AZ
We have been following the story of a Transocean Ltd. oil rig, contracted to BP, which exploded off the coast of Louisiana and then sank, causing 11 deaths and massive environmental damage. As the days continue to pass by, officials now confirm that… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com.
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BP Oil Spill May Be Worst in US History
