The hearing scheduled to take place this Friday, Feb. 3 on the constitutionality of the pardons and commutations granted by former Gov. Haley Barbour has been canceled and the Mississippi Supreme Court will take over, WLBT is reporting. Attorneys for four former inmates who lived and at worked at the governor’s mansion asked that the case, previously in Hinds County Circuit Court, be moved to the state’s high court. Justices will hear arguments on Thursday, Feb. 9.
MS Supreme Court to Hear Pardongate
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