Mississippi Supreme Court Sides with AG in Favre Money Fight

Mississippi State Auditor Can’t Sue Favre or Others Over Welfare Funds, High Court Rules

Mississippi’s state auditor does not have the authority to sue to recover misspent welfare funds from Brett Favre or other defendants, the Mississippi Supreme Court ruled. The court said only the attorney general can do so, but State Auditor Shad White accuses her of failing that duty. The post State Auditor Can’t Sue Favre or Others to Claw Back Welfare Funds, Mississippi Supreme Court Rules appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.

Mississippi Supreme Court settles dispute between Fitch and White

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled that the Attorney General’s Office is the sole authority responsible for managing litigation and prosecuting lawsuits to reco…

Mississippi Supreme Court sides with AG Fitch in welfare fraud case

The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled that Attorney General Lynn Fitch has the sole power to prosecute the welfare scandal case, blocking Auditor Shad White.

Mississippi Supreme Court sides with AG in Favre money fight

Mississippi's Supreme Court says the attorney general — not the state auditor — has the sole authority to recover misspent welfare money tied to Brett Favre.

State Supreme Court rules AG Lynn Fitch, not Auditor Shad White, has power to sue over misspent welfare money

White urges AG to pursue recovery of welfare funds after court ruling

JACKSON, Miss. — State Auditor Shad White issued a statement on the Mississippi Supreme Court ruling in the Fitch v. White case, saying the decision gives Attorney General Lynn Fitch sole authority to file suit to recover misspent taxpayer money."Now that the court has ruled that Lynn Fitch has the…