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Louisiana Supreme Court Revives Librarian Amanda Jones’s Defamation Suit 

December 31, 2024, Publishers Weekly 

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Baker Donelson Must Face Mississippi Ponzi Scheme Suit 

October 3, 2024, Law360 

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From School Librarian to Activist: ‘The Hate Level and the Vitriol Is Unreal’ 

September 3, 2024, The New York Times 

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Louisiana Supreme Court​ ruling a victory for public records 

July 6, 2024, The Advocate 

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A Win for Songbirds! State Supreme Court Rules in PETA’s Favor Over LSU Experiment Records

July 1, 2024

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Louisiana Supreme Court says LSU has to give PETA songbird health records

June 28, 2024, Yahoo News

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Baker Donelson Can't Ax Ponzi Scheme Suit, Receiver Says

June 7, 2024, Law360

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How a legal battle over LSU’s animal testing could end up at the Louisiana Supreme Court

October 25, 2023, The Advocate

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Second Court Orders LSU to Hand Over Bird-Experiment Records to PETA

September 26, 2023

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Mills receives New Orleans Federal Bar Association's President's Award

August 23, 2023

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School Librarian Amanda Jones Files First Brief in Appeal of Defamation Case

August 3, 2023, School Library Journal

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Baker Donelson Fights to Cap Damages in Timber Ponzi Case

August 2, 2023, Law360

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Miss. Ponzi Cases Aimed At BigLaw A Slow Road For Victims

July 13, 2023, Law360

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Mississippi Says Poor Defendants Must Always Have a Lawyer. Few Courts Are Ready to Deliver.

July 5, 2023, ProPublica​

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Baker Donelson Lobbyist In $164M Ponzi Scam Takes Plea

April 26, 2023, Law360

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2021 School Librarian of the Year Amanda Jones Keeps Fighting, Files Appeal of Court Decision

March 14, 2023, School Library Journal

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Mississippi’s “dead zone” highlights the urgent need for state-level reforms

January 4, 2023, Sixth Amendment Center

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Legal Ethics Cases to Watch in 2023

January 2, 2023, Law360

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Librarian denied new defamation trial

November 22, 2022, The Advocate

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Mills appointed to mediate Hurricane Ida claims

S​eptember 29, 2022

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LSU ordered to pay $73,000 to PETA in attorney fees over sparrow experiment lawsuit

September 6, 2022, The Advocate

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From Baking Soda Volcanoes to CEO Selection: Connecting With Alysson Mills

January 22, 2022

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LSU must give PETA documents about sparrow stress experiments, judge says

January 12, 2022, The Advocate

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Complete Legal Victory! Judge Rules LSU Must Hand Over Bird Experiment Records to PETA

January 11, 2022

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Mutual Of Omaha Agent Settles In Timber Co. Ponzi Scheme

October 28, 2021, Law360

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In Mississippi, a First Amendment Win for Government Accountability

August 19, 2021

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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

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Baker Donelson and the timber mogul's Ponzi scheme: a cautionary tale

May 6, 2021, Reuters

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Baker Donelson Loses Bid to Shake Timber Scam Suit

May 5, 2021, Law360

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Butler Snow Ends Appeal After $9.5M Timber Scam Settlement
May 5, 2021, Law360
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Baker Donelson Loses Bid to Toss Timber Ponzi Receiver's Suit
May 5, 2021, Bloomberg Law
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Timber Ponzi Receiver’s Claims Against Banks Mostly Advance
March 2, 2021, Bloomberg Law
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PETA files lawsuit against LSU regarding biological sciences professor's research
February 12, 2021, Reveille
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PETA Files Lawsuit Over LSU’s Refusal to Release Public Documents
December 15, 2020
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Receiver Says Baker Donelson Must Face Timber Scam Suit
January 13, 2020, Law360
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Trustmark suspected Ponzi scheme, did nothing, federal receiver argues in lawsuit
January 6, 2020, Clarion Ledger
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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
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City won’t release real-time surveillance footage to the public, possibly violating state law
August 19, 2019, The Lens
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Mississippi Supreme Court Ruling Reinstates Claims Against Anheuser-Busch, Mitchell Distributing
June 4, 2019, The National Law Review
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UPS sued for workers’ role in $100M timber Ponzi scheme
May 30, 2019, AP
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Mississippi High Court Says State Beer Distribution Law Similar To Franchise Laws
May 28, 2019, Lexis Legal News
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Bill to make it harder to sue property owners nearly stalled over fears of unintended consequences
March 25, 2019, Mississippi Today
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Mutual of Omaha, Bank Aided $85M Ponzi scheme, Suit Says
March 22, 2019, Law360
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Baker Donelson, Butler Snow Sued Over Alleged Role in Lamar Adams Ponzi Scheme
December 27, 2018, The American Lawyer
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Law Firms Accused of Aiding Timber Ponzi Scheme
December 19, 2018, Bloomberg Law
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Lawsuit demands return of more than $16M from Ponzi scheme

October 7, 2018, AP

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Receiver appointed in $100M Ponzi scheme seeks money back from Ole Miss Athletics Foundation

August 23 2018, Clarion Ledger

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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

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Court Rules Mississippi School Violated First Amendment Rights of Lesbian Student

March 23, 2010, ACLU

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