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Newspaper Sues to Unseal Records in Judicial Bribery Case

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· Story link The Biloxi, Miss, Sun Herald has asked the U.S. District Court in Jackson to unseal records in…

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The Biloxi, Miss, Sun Herald has asked the U.S. District Court in Jackson to unseal records in a judicial bribery case that involves a state supreme court justice, two former judges and an alleged scheme to bribe judges to obtain favorable decisions. At least 27 pleadings filed by both prosecutors and defendants in the case have been sealed. The case goes to trial May 7. (4-8/05)

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