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The Mississippi Supreme Court just stayed the Pardons Case and set en banc hearing for 2/9

Briefs are to be filed by February 7th, en banc argument (that is, before the entire court) on February 9th, and the lower court proceeding before Judge Green is stayed.

I have never heard of an en banc argument set just over a week out!

Tom Fortner seems to have got their attention.

Update:

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Chris Matthews: The Republican Primaries are about to be a Revenge Tragedy

One of the more riveting political opinion pieces I’ve seen lately.

He thinks there’s going to be blood on the stage.

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A look at the AG’s pleadings in the pardons case

Here are the complaint, motion for a temporary restraining order, and the order granting the TRO in the pardons case, from Attorney General Hood’s webpage.

I would have thought that, to get relief– which requires showing likelihood of success– the attorney general would have had to show that a specific defendant got a pardon and he didn’t advertise [...]

The New York Times looks inside the Barbour pardons

“Maggi and I wanted to begin by thanking you and Marsha for a lovely and special lunch at the Mansion last Tuesday,” began a letter to the governor by the family friend of Doug Hindman, one pardon applicant. “It was very interesting to see the historical quilt upstairs.”

“Please tell Uncle Haley that one [...]

How much does Bob Dole detest Newt Gingrich?

Well, he didn’t like him when he was in Congress.

When Gingrich was speaker of the House, Bob Dole was the Senate majority leader. And so Dole spent a lot of time listening to the speaker’s proposals. “Gingrich’s staff has these five file cabinets, four big ones and this little tiny one,” he told [...]

Kingfish moves the pardon story along

Kingfish earlier posted a couple of times about a Hinds County pardon case involving Douglas Hindman, who was caught in a TV-show sponsored sting involving investigators posing as early-teen girls and setting up meetings with guys seeking sex. Now he’s pushing that along, by looking at the other cases that arose out of the [...]

AP reports that pardon files don’t exist

The leded begins “pardon files are missing” but reading the article carefully, I think what it says is “The state responded to a public records request for pardon files by saying there aren’t any.” Here’s Holbrook Mohr’s story:

Pardon files are missing or don’t exist for four convicted killers and another man who [...]

Some notes on the pardon TRO hearing and local news coverage

The Clarion Ledger story does not add much. It does note that the five pardonees still being held by MDOC have filed separate proceedings seeking release. Even though they are not in court in Jackson– their names were added yesterday during the hearing and so at that point they had no formal notice of [...]

Twitter and the Pardons Hearing

Cottonmouth blog from the account @cottonmouthMS and Kingfish at Jackson Jambalaya, as @kingfish1935 are both doing live Twitter feed from the pardons hearing in Jackson, which has just begun.

Charles Griffin of Butler Snow files for Gov. Barbour in the pardon case

Butler Snow lawyers Charles Griffin (who signed the pleadings), Barney Robinson, Ben Watson, and Melissa Baltz have filed a Motion for Leave to Submit Amicus Curiae Brief on behalf of former Governor Barbour. The filing includes their proposed brief.

The legal arguments are what readers of this blog would expect: That the courts have no [...]

Anderson wrote on 10:18 pm, February 4, 2012 about Pardonee David Gatlin has gone to Alabama to live with the AntiChrist
Jane, I am stuck at this bloody diabetes fundraiser tonight, LMAO over your last comment. ..

Ben wrote on 9:10 pm, February 4, 2012 about Pardonee David Gatlin has gone to Alabama to live with the AntiChrist
Alabama. Seems like a fitting place for both the AntiChrist and David Gatlin. ..

Floyd Pink wrote on 6:59 pm, February 4, 2012 about The New York Times looks inside the Barbour pardons
They did a 2 minute update on the Pardons on Memphis Channel 5 news at about 8 a.m. this morning and highlighted the Harry Bostick case. ..

Ben wrote on 6:57 pm, February 4, 2012 about Another Headline: “Pardoned Murderer Lists Haley Barbour As Reference On Resume” (WREG Memphis)
Tee hee ... tee hee. Good ole Haley ... a great judge of character. Whatta man. So, who got well off this deal? As if a sane person couldn't guess .... ..

Jane wrote on 6:53 pm, February 4, 2012 about Pardonee David Gatlin has gone to Alabama to live with the AntiChrist
It just seems that if Jacks were the Antichrist, the addition to his household of one pardoned murderer would not make much difference in his activities. Unless he was an extremely crappy Antichrist. ..

NMC wrote on 6:41 pm, February 4, 2012 about Pardonee David Gatlin has gone to Alabama to live with the AntiChrist
I will try to explain what it means. The sentence: "The WLBT headline... is hilarious" means that the headline is hilarious. The phrase "to the story with the quote by family member of a murder victim ..

RazorRedux wrote on 6:40 pm, February 4, 2012 about Pardonee David Gatlin has gone to Alabama to live with the AntiChrist
Reading, with comprehension, is a very under-rated skill In somewhat related news: http://www.wlbt.com/story/16674890/pardoned-murder-lists-haley-barbour-as-reference-on-resume ..

Good Guy wrote on 6:20 pm, February 4, 2012 about Pardonee David Gatlin has gone to Alabama to live with the AntiChrist
What does this mean then? The WLBT headline (to the story with the quote by family member of a murder victim, above) is hilarious: Maybe I misunderstood? ..

Anderson wrote on 6:15 pm, February 4, 2012 about Pardonee David Gatlin has gone to Alabama to live with the AntiChrist
Yes, self-proclaimed GG, if anyone did that, it would be sad. ..

Your Lies Have Lies wrote on 5:56 pm, February 4, 2012 about Thursday Morning Various
Why States-Rights? Why not county or city? You could fill some counties/cities with gambling, liquor, prostitution, drugs; you name it, all perfectly legal. Some could have nothing but prisons and chu ..

Good Guy wrote on 5:56 pm, February 4, 2012 about Pardonee David Gatlin has gone to Alabama to live with the AntiChrist
Sad day when an attorney pokes fun at a woman that's hurting more than words could ever express. Disgusting. ..

Alan wrote on 4:38 pm, February 4, 2012 about Thursday Morning Various
So don’t just assume that just because someone is against high taxes.... I am genuinely curious and would like very much to hear your answer to the following questions: Given that taxes right now are ..

Hootie Dasher wrote on 4:36 pm, February 4, 2012 about Mississippi Civil Rights Leader Cleve Donald has died
There was a wonderful obit on Mr. Donald in the Clarion Ledger. I never knew the man but wished that I had. ..

P.B. Pike wrote on 4:01 pm, February 4, 2012 about Thursday Morning Various
No reason you can't take back those things you said now, CRS -- especially if those things hurt somebody who is still living. If so, it's never too late to take hurtful words back, or at least try. ..

NMC wrote on 3:57 pm, February 4, 2012 about Pardonee David Gatlin has gone to Alabama to live with the AntiChrist
Jane, there's a question for David Gatlin, since he knows both of them. ..

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