Kings of Tort

Chapter 4

Olson, Walter. “October 2002 archives, part 1.”
Overlawyered. Oct. 2002. Web.
http://overlawyered.com/early-years/october-2002-archives-part-1/#1009a

Lange, Alan. “The John Grisham Connection to Dickie Scruggs - Political Cash.”
YallPolitics. 17 Jan. 2008. Web.
http://www.yallpolitics.com/index.php/yp/post/6217/

Gov. Musgrove’s office. Governor. Governor Musgrove Appoints Oliver E. Diaz, Jr. to Mississippi Supreme Court. 2000
MS Department of Archives & History.
http://mdah.state.ms.us/arrec/digital_archives/musgrove/pdfs/3586.pdf.

“Keith Starrett.”
Judgepedia. MediaWiki. Web.
http://judgepedia.org/index.php/Keith_Starrett.

“Scruggs’ explanation for the Diaz loan.”
The Clarion-Ledger [Jackson,Miss.] 17 Aug. 2003. Web.
http://www.votelaw.com/blog/archives/000839.html

Mississippi Secretary of State. Election and Finance.
Authorized Judicial Political Committee’s report of receipts and Disbursements. Nov. 2000. Page 7.
http://www.yallpolitics.com/images/DiazCampaignp7.pdf

Mississippi Secretary of State. Election and Finance.
Authorized Judicial Political Committee’s report of receipts and Disbursements. Jan. 2001. Page 11
http://www.yallpolitics.com/images/DiazCampaign2.0-p11.pdf

Alexandrovna, Larisa. “Mississippi Justice: Bush US Attorney targeted my wife, supporters and friends.”
The Raw Story. 9 Apr. 2009. Web.
http://www.rawstory.com/news/2008/Diaz_placeholder_0408.html.

Musgrave, Beth, Margaret Baker, and Tom Wileman. “Three Coast judges indicted; Minor charged with racketeering.”
The Sun Herald, 26 July 2003. Web.
http://www.mississippiwebsite.com/judicialscandals.htm

Olson, Walter. “October 2002 archives, part 1.”
Overlawyered. oct. 2002. Web.
http://overlawyered.com/early-years/october-2002-archives-part-1/#1009a

Musgrave, Beth, Tom Wileman, and Margaret Baker. “Web of Connections.”
The Sun Herald [Biloxi] 8 June 2003: A1. Web.
http://www.nrsc.org/nrscwebimages/2008citations/ronniemusgrove/20030608_SunHerald.pdf

Mitchell, Jerry. “Indicted Diaz pleads ‘absolutely not guilty’”
The Clarion-Ledger [Jackson, Miss.] 7 Aug. 2003. Web.
http://tulanelink.com/tulanelink/diaz_box.htm

United States vs. Paul Minor, Walter Teel and John Whitfield appeal. Case 07-60748, 07-60751, 07-60774
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
http://www.yallpolitics.com/images/Minor/MinorAppeal.pdf

Profile of Wayne Drinkwater. Bradley Arant rose & White LLP. Web.
http://www.bradleyarant.com/attorney_prof.php?id=50165

United States vs. Paul Minor, Walter Teel and John Whitfield appeal. Case 07-60748, 07-60751, 07-60774
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
http://www.yallpolitics.com/images/Minor/MinorAppeal.pdf

Olson, Walter. “Update: Miss. judge’s wife may cooperate with prosecutors.”
Overlawyered. 30 April 2005. Web.
http://overlawyered.com/2005/04/update-miss-judges-wife-may-cooperatewith-prosecutors/

U.S. vs. Paul Minor. No: 07-60751.
Fifth District U.S. Court of Appeals. 6 Apr. 2009.
http://www.yallpolitics.com/images/Minor/MinorMotion040609.pdf

“MFEP asks for investigation of campaign finance violations revealed in Diaz trial.”
Reporter Mississippi Manufacturers Association 8 (2005): 9.
http://www.mma-web.org/files/newsletter/reporter%20%208-05.pdf

Olson, Walter. “Show of Minor support is major.”
Overlawyered. 11 Aug. 2005. Web.
http://overlawyered.com/2005/08/show-of-minor-support-is-major/

U.S. vs. Paul Minor et. al. U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi. 30 Nov. 2005.
http://www.yallpolitics.com/images/Scruggs/MinorCupitTestimony.pdf

“Attorneys say Minor asked for checks.”
The Sun Herald 10 June 2005. Web.
http://www.votelaw.com/blog/archives/003130.html

Lee, Anita. “Virginia attorney testifies he received ‘Mississippi shakedown’ from colleague.”
The Sun Herald [Biloxi] 8 June 2005. Web.
http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-133118275/virginia-attorney-testifies-he.html

Brister, Davis. “Judicial Bribery Trial Heats Up.”
WLBT. Jackson, Miss., 9 June 2005. Web.
http://www.wlbt.com/global/story.asp?s=3456050&ClientType=Printable

“Secretary Testifies Repaid Loan Was Reimbursed By Attorney.”
WAPT, Jackson, Miss., 7 June 2005. 7 June 2005. Web.
http://www.wapt.com/news/4580103/detail.html

“More Testimony Heard in Bribery Trial.”
WLBT, Jackson, Miss., 7 June 2005. Web.
http://www.wlbt.com/global/story.asp?s=3444830&ClientType=Printable

United States vs. Paul Minor, Walter Teel and John Whitfield appeal. Case 07-60748, 07-60751, 07-60774
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
http://www.folo.us/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/paul-minor-v-us-brief.pdf

Olson, Walter. “Jury acquits Diaz, other charges unresolved.”
Overlawyered. 12 Aug. 2005. Web.
http://overlawyered.com/2005/08/jury-acquits-diaz-other-charges-unresolved/

Olson, Walter. “Mississippi verdict aftermath.”
Overlawyered. 15 Aug. 2005. Web.
http://overlawyered.com/2005/08/mississippi-verdict-aftermath/

U.S. vs. Paul Minor et. al. Case 3:03-Cr-120
U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi. 30 Nov. 2005.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/17916576/Minor-Memo

U.S. vs. Paul Minor et. al. Case 3:03-Cr-120
U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi. 30 Nov. 2005.
http://www.yallpolitics.com/images/Scruggs/MinorCOPAC.pdf

Olson, Walter. “Mississippi judicial bribery retrial.”
Overlawyered. 26 Feb. 2007. Web.
http://overlawyered.com/2007/02/mississippi-judicial-bribery-retrial/

Olson, Walter. “Paul Minor retrial, cont’d.”
Overlawyered. 16 Mar. 2007. Web.
http://overlawyered.com/2007/03/paul-minor-retrial-contd/

“Gulf Coast lawyer Paul Minor gets 11 years in prison for bribing Miss. judges.”
The Natchez Democrat. The Associated Press, 7 Sept. 2007. Web.
http://www.natchezdemocrat.com/news/2007/sep/07/gulf-coast-lawyer-paul-minor-gets-11-years-prison-/

Cohen, Adam. “The United States Attorneys Scandal Comes to Mississippi.”
The New York Times. 11 Oct. 2007. Web.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/11/opinion/11thu3.html?_r=1