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US law firm must face trial tied to investor scheme, judge rules
March 4, 2026, Reuters
She Got Fired for Reposting Charlie Kirk Criticism. Months Later, She’s Still Suffering
March 4, 2026, Vanity Fair
Firing Over Kirk Post Chilled Speech on University of Mississippi Campus, Faculty Testify
March 4, 2026, Mississippi Free Press
February 19, 2026, The Acadiana Advocate
Defamation Case Defendant Apologizes, Admits Statements Were Not True
November 4, 2025, School Library Journal
First Circuit Unshelves Defamation Suit
October 14, 2025, FindLaw
Former Ole Miss employee sues Ole Miss chancellor, alleges firing violated First Amendment
October 21, 2025, Oxford Eagle
Auditor White appeals to Mississippi Supreme Court, seeks dismissal of Favre's defamation lawsuit
March 13, 2025, Magnolia Tribune
Louisiana Supreme Court Revives Librarian Amanda Jones’s Defamation Suit
December 31, 2024, Publishers Weekly
Baker Donelson Must Face Mississippi Ponzi Scheme Suit
October 3, 2024, Law360
From School Librarian to Activist: ‘The Hate Level and the Vitriol Is Unreal’
September 3, 2024, The New York Times
Louisiana Supreme Court ruling a victory for public records
July 6, 2024, The Advocate
A Win for Songbirds! State Supreme Court Rules in PETA’s Favor Over LSU Experiment Records
July 1, 2024
Louisiana Supreme Court says LSU has to give PETA songbird health records
June 28, 2024, Yahoo News
Baker Donelson Can't Ax Ponzi Scheme Suit, Receiver Says
June 7, 2024, Law360
How a legal battle over LSU’s animal testing could end up at the Louisiana Supreme Court
October 25, 2023, The Advocate
Second Court Orders LSU to Hand Over Bird-Experiment Records to PETA
September 26, 2023
Mills receives New Orleans Federal Bar Association's President's Award
August 23, 2023
School Librarian Amanda Jones Files First Brief in Appeal of Defamation Case
August 3, 2023, School Library Journal
Baker Donelson Fights to Cap Damages in Timber Ponzi Case
August 2, 2023, Law360
Miss. Ponzi Cases Aimed At BigLaw A Slow Road For Victims
July 13, 2023, Law360
Mississippi Says Poor Defendants Must Always Have a Lawyer. Few Courts Are Ready to Deliver.
July 5, 2023, ProPublica
Baker Donelson Lobbyist In $164M Ponzi Scam Takes Plea
April 26, 2023, Law360
2021 School Librarian of the Year Amanda Jones Keeps Fighting, Files Appeal of Court Decision
March 14, 2023, School Library Journal
Mississippi’s “dead zone” highlights the urgent need for state-level reforms
January 4, 2023, Sixth Amendment Center
Legal Ethics Cases to Watch in 2023
January 2, 2023, Law360
Mills appointed to mediate Hurricane Ida claims
September 29, 2022
LSU ordered to pay $73,000 to PETA in attorney fees over sparrow experiment lawsuit
September 6, 2022, The Advocate
From Baking Soda Volcanoes to CEO Selection: Connecting With Alysson Mills
January 22, 2022
LSU must give PETA documents about sparrow stress experiments, judge says
January 12, 2022, The Advocate
Complete Legal Victory! Judge Rules LSU Must Hand Over Bird Experiment Records to PETA
January 11, 2022
Mutual Of Omaha Agent Settles In Timber Co. Ponzi Scheme
October 28, 2021, Law360
In Mississippi, a First Amendment Win for Government Accountability
August 19, 2021
Indictments in Timber Ponzi Scheme May Boost Receiver's Case
May 26, 2021, Law360
Timber Scam Victim Says Baker Donelson Lured Him In
May 17, 2021, Law360
Baker Donelson and the timber mogul's Ponzi scheme: a cautionary tale
May 6, 2021, Reuters
Baker Donelson Loses Bid to Shake Timber Scam Suit
May 5, 2021, Law360
Butler Snow Ends Appeal After $9.5M Timber Scam Settlement
May 5, 2021, Law360
Baker Donelson Loses Bid to Toss Timber Ponzi Receiver's Suit
May 5, 2021, Bloomberg Law
Timber Ponzi Receiver’s Claims Against Banks Mostly Advance
March 2, 2021, Bloomberg Law
PETA files lawsuit against LSU regarding biological sciences professor's research
February 12, 2021, Reveille
PETA Files Lawsuit Over LSU’s Refusal to Release Public Documents
December 15, 2020
Receiver Says Baker Donelson Must Face Timber Scam Suit
January 13, 2020, Law360
Trustmark suspected Ponzi scheme, did nothing, federal receiver argues in lawsuit
January 6, 2020, Clarion Ledger
Butler Snow Can’t Push Timber Scam Claims to Arbitration
September 13, 2019, Law360
Franchisor 101: Don't Interfere With Beer
August 29, 2019, JD Supra
City won’t release real-time surveillance footage to the public, possibly violating state law
August 19, 2019, The Lens
Mississippi Supreme Court Ruling Reinstates Claims Against Anheuser-Busch, Mitchell Distributing
June 4, 2019, The National Law Review
UPS sued for workers’ role in $100M timber Ponzi scheme
May 30, 2019, AP
Mississippi High Court Says State Beer Distribution Law Similar To Franchise Laws
May 28, 2019, Lexis Legal News
Bill to make it harder to sue property owners nearly stalled over fears of unintended consequences
March 25, 2019, Mississippi Today
Mutual of Omaha, Bank Aided $85M Ponzi scheme, Suit Says
March 22, 2019, Law360
Baker Donelson, Butler Snow Sued Over Alleged Role in Lamar Adams Ponzi Scheme
December 27, 2018, The American Lawyer
Law Firms Accused of Aiding Timber Ponzi Scheme
December 19, 2018, Bloomberg Law
Lawsuit demands return of more than $16M from Ponzi scheme
October 7, 2018, AP
Receiver appointed in $100M Ponzi scheme seeks money back from Ole Miss Athletics Foundation
August 23 2018, Clarion Ledger
New Complaint Challenges Mississippi’s Anti-LGBT Law HB 1523, Seeking Preliminary Injunction
June 14, 2016, Campaign for Southern Equality
Ag Museum Repeals Anti-Gay Policy
August 9, 2012, Jackson Free Press
Court Rules Mississippi School Violated First Amendment Rights of Lesbian Student
March 23, 2010, ACLU