Federal judge finds Army Corps of Engineers liable for Katrina damage
November 19, 2009
[JURIST] A judge in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana [official website] on Wednesday found [text, PDF] the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) [official website] negligent in its operation and maintenance of the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet (MRGO) [USACE backgrounder]. Dam....... [more] 
Coast Guard begins hearings on Mississippi River oil spill
August 13, 2008
'[JURIST] The US Coast Guard on Wednesday resumed its investigatory hearings into a collision between a barge and a tanker which caused the spilling of approximately 400,000 gallons of oil into the Mississippi River on July 23, resulting in the....... [more]
Fifth Circuit denies emergency stay of execution pending civil challenge
July 23, 2008
'[JURIST] A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Tuesday denied an emergency stay for a Mississippi death row inmate challenging the state''s lethal injection procedure. The court found that Dale Leo Bishop failed to....... [more]
Federal judge dismisses Hurricane Katrina fraud claim against State Farm
April 22, 2008
'[JURIST] A federal judge on Monday dismissed claims of fraud against State Farm Insurance by a Mississippi couple who claimed that the company denied their insurance claim for damage from Hurricane Katrina based on bad faith and fraud. US District....... [more]
Federal appeals court vacates punitive damages award in Katrina insurance case
April 8, 2008
'[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Monday reversed and vacated a jury award of$2.5 million in punitive damages awarded to a Mississippi couple who lost their home in Hurricane Katrina and later sued State Farm Insurance for....... [more]
Supreme Court blocks Mississippi lethal injection execution
October 30, 2007
'[JURIST] The US Supreme Court granted a stay of execution to a convicted murderer on Mississippi''s death row Tuesday, pending the Court''s decision on whether to grant certiorari in the case. Earl Wesley Berry was scheduled to die by lethal injection....... [more]
Senate confirms embattled appeals court nominee
October 24, 2007
'[JURIST] The US Senate Wednesday confirmed embattled Mississippi Court of Appeals Justice Leslie H. Southwick to the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by a vote of 59-38, despite broad criticism of the nominee from Democrats and civil rights....... [more]
Alleged KKK member gets 3 life sentences for 1964 killing of 2 black teens
August 24, 2007
'[JURIST] James Ford Seale, alleged to have been a member of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), was sentenced to three life sentences Friday for his role in the kidnapping and death of two 19-year old teens in Mississippi in 1964. Seale was convicted in June of....... [more]
Federal judge seeks criminal contempt charges against Katrina plaintiff lawyer
June 16, 2007
'[JURIST] US District Judge William M. Acker Jr. of the Northern District of Alabama Friday asked federal prosecutors to charge prominent Mississippi plaintiff''s attorney Richard Scruggs with criminal contempt, saying that Scruggs"willfully violated" a....... [more]
Ex-KKK member convicted of 1964 civil rights killing
June 15, 2007
'[JURIST] A federal jury convicted former Ku Klux Klan (KKK) member James Ford Seale Thursday of two counts of kidnapping resulting in death and one count conspiracy for Seale''s role in the kidnapping and death of two 19-year old teens in Mississippi....... [more]
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