Yes, I’m tardy in sharing this, but in case you haven’t seen it elsewhere, from Insurance Journal:
A federal judge dismissed a criminal contempt charge against Mississippi attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs last week, giving the prominent lawyer one less case to worry about as he fights a more serious bribery indictment.[...]
In his decision, Vinson said he was troubled by Scruggs’ actions. He said there was a “cloud of suspicion” surrounding Scruggs’ decision to give the papers to Hood instead of the Renfroe and Co.
But Scruggs can’t be cited for criminal contempt since he wasn’t formally involved in the Alabama case, Vinson said. Also, he said, Acker’s order did allow for the documents to be turned over to law enforcement, and Hood qualifies as the Mississippi attorney general.
Well, it’s probably good for Scruggs’ sake that the ruling seems to focus on jurisdiction, rather than contemptuousness in general. 