The events of the first day of motions hearings in U.S. v. Scruggs are described in a series of posts on this blog.
The beginning of the morning hearing, focused on the motion to dismiss, is described here
The weirdest moment in today’s hearing is described, briefly here.
After the argument described in the first linked post, Tim Balducci testified. That testimony is outlined in the following posts:
- Balducci testifies on the Motion to Dismiss, part 1
- The 3/28 meeting and Lackey’s recusal: Balducci testifies on the Motion to Dismiss, part 2
- Balducci testifies on Motion to dismiss, part 3: More about the March meetings
- Balducci testifies on Motion to Dismiss, part 4: June-September
- Balducci talks about Trent Lott and Bribing Judge DeLaughter, Balducci testimony Part 5
The beginning of the afternoon hearing is described here and there is some color commentary on the first day of motions hearings here.
In the afternoon hearings, the only witness was the FBI agent handling the case. His testimony is in these posts:
- Testimony of FBI Special Agent Delaney, Part 1: the investigation begins
- Testimony of FBI Special Agent Delaney, Part 2
The rest of the world is finally starting to notice this case;
Federal agents are investigating whether former Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS) "knowingly played a role in an alleged conspiracy in 2006 to influence a Mississippi judge presiding over a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against " his brother-in-law, "famed plaintiff attorney Richard "Dickie’ Scruggs. " In November 2007, Scruggs was indicted for bribing the judge.
http://thinkprogress.org/