Former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant filed a defamation suit against a local media outlet. Mississippi Today is asking the court to throw out the lawsuit.
Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com.
Bryant's July 26 lawsuit came just over two months after Mississippi Today and one of its reporters, Anna Wolfe, won a Pulitzer Prize for her coverage of the misspending of welfare funds intended for poor Mississippians that were instead diverted to the rich and powerful. MULLEN AUTOMOTIVE'S NEW ELECTRIC CAR FACTORY IN MISSISSIPPI MARKS MILESTONE WITH DEBUT OF CLASS 3 EV TRUCK
That announcement — and an earlier report Mississippi Today published on the impact of its coverage — are the two primary written communications Bryant says are defamatory. Also at the center of his lawsuit are comments White made at a journalism conference that, according to Bryant's attorney William Quin II, misrepresented Bryant’s connection to the squandered welfare dollars.
Favre also has not been charged with a crime, but the Mississippi Department of Human Services, with a new director, filed a civil lawsuit last year against him, along with more than three dozen other people and businesses, to try to recover more than $20 million of the misspent welfare money.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
News outlet asks court to dismiss former Mississippi governor's defamation lawsuitA local news outlet that helped expose a wide-reaching public corruption scandal has filed its legal defense against a defamation lawsuit brought by former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant
Read more »
It's official: Gov. Phil Murphy signs legislation to establish Central Jersey as a regionThe Garden State will redraw its tourism map to include and promote Central Jersey
Read more »
News outlet asks court to dismiss former Mississippi governor's defamation lawsuitA local news outlet that helped expose a wide-reaching public corruption scandal has filed its legal defense against a defamation lawsuit brought by former Mississippi Gov.
Read more »
Mississippi Stories: Michael MorrisOn this episode, editor-at-large Marshall Ramsey visits with the new head of the Two Mississippi Museums, Michael Morris.
Read more »
Trump, Notorious Golf Cheat, Claims He Beat Phil Mickelson's Score at Bedminster CourseThe former president said he scored a 67, eight strokes less than the pro shot two weeks earlier
Read more »
Massive alligator captured in Mississippi is new state record; ‘Nightmare material’While its length — 14 feet, 3 inches — is astonishing, so too is its mass. The alligator captured on the second day of Mississippi’s hunting season weighed 802.5 pounds with a belly girth of 66 inches.
Read more »