Scruggs Nation, Day 17: Jones v. Scruggs revisited

While there is a lull in the FBI raids, let's take this time to regroup and look back on a few of the themes we have touched on earlier. One is this: if what prosecutors say is true -- and let us remember we have only heard one side of the story so far -- what went on with the Jones v. Scruggs lawsuit such that a man at the very pinnacle of success would risk disgrace and jail?Walter Olson addresses this question in this article in today's Wall Street Journal. (A quote from me suggesting that Scruggs' entire career will now be reappraised, which appeared in a recent Los Angeles Times story, appears at the end of the article). Here's an excerpt:"It just boggles the mind," said one Mississippi trial lawyer quoted in the Los Angeles Times about the indictment of tort