Industry groups join Google’s attack against Hood
Computer industry groups are joining Google’s effort to block an investigation by Mississippi’s attorney general.
Miss. attorney general asks court to dismiss Google’s suit
Mississippi’s attorney general says a suit against him by Google should be dismissed.
Google denied motion to block subpoena
A federal judge has denied Google Inc.’s motion to block enforcement of a subpoena issued by Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood.
Google sues Mississippi attorney general
Google Inc. is suing Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood, trying to block him from pursuing criminal charges or filing a civil lawsuit against the company.
Police recover Hood’s stolen handgun
Jackson police have recovered a handgun stolen several weeks ago from the personal vehicle of Attorney General Jim Hood.
Hood leads national AG group
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood has been elected president of the National Association of Attorneys General.
AG Hood investigates harassment of girls online
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood says his office is investigating a trend of inappropriate postings about young girls on a social media website.
AGs want tamper proof generic painkillers
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood and 41 other states legal officers are asking the government to require manufacturers of generic prescription pain relievers to develop tamper-resistant versions of their products.
Attorney General Hood hits Google on guarding intellectual property
JACKSON — Attorney General Jim Hood says he’s trying to organize state attorneys general to push Google to better protect intellectual property such as music,
Judge blocks part of Miss. campaign finance law
JACKSON — Attorney General Jim Hood says he might appeal a federal judge’s ruling that part of Mississippi’s campaign finance law creates an unconstitutional burden
Hood among 40 AGs asking FDA for e-cigarette regulations
Forty state attorneys general, including Mississippi’s Jim Hood, co-signed a letter this week imploring the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to issue more-stringent regulations on electronic cigarette advertising, ingredients and sales by Oct. 31.
Hood: Google pulls videos on evading prescriptions
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood says Google appears to be removing online videos that give instructions on how to buy drugs without a prescription.
Starkville hasn’t forgotten Steckler-Miller murders
Neither Jon Steckler nor Tiffany Miller were from Starkville. They were just two of the thousands of students who have passed through Mississippi State over the years.
Manning receives stay in execution set for today
A Mississippi inmate sat Monday in a state prison holding cell at Parchman, awaiting word on his plea for the governor or the state Supreme Court to stop his execution scheduled today.
Suit filed to preserve evidence in death row case
An advocacy group and the brother of an inmate scheduled for execution Tuesday have filed a lawsuit to preserve evidence in the case for additional testing, whether the man is put to death or not.
Attorney General: Test wouldn’t exonerate Manning
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood says a new round of DNA testing on evidence collected against death row inmate Willie Jerome Manning would not exonerate him in the 1992 deaths of two students.
Miss. legislators OK limits on attorney general
A measure to limit Democratic Attorney General Jim Hood’s ability to control state legal business is on the way to Republican Gov. Phil Bryant.
Hood seeks review of Barbour pardons ruling
Attorney General Jim Hood has asked the Mississippi Supreme Court to reconsider its ruling that former Gov. Haley Barbour’s late-term pardons were valid.
AG Hood hires Mike Moore to sue BP
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood confirmed Tuesday to The Associated Press that he has hired former Attorney General Mike Moore and others to handle the state’s claims against BP PLC stemming from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Hood: Pardoned killer found in Wyoming
JACKSON — A convicted killer pardoned by former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour was in Wyoming with his fiancee and initially drove off when he was located Sunday by investigators seeking to serve him with a court summons, authorities said Monday.