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  "publishedAt": "2026-02-17T22:00:17.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "News",
    "Brett Favre",
    "defamation",
    "First Amendment",
    "freedom of the press",
    "Journalism",
    "Mississippi Capital Region",
    "Mississippi Supreme Court",
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    "Bryant’s Defamation Lawsuit Over Welfare Scandal Reporting Reaches Mississippi Supreme Court Wednesday",
    "Mississippi Free Press"
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  "textContent": "Former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant’s lawsuit against Mississippi Today will reach the Mississippi Supreme Court on Wednesday, as justices consider his allegations that the publication defamed him by suggesting he was involved in a massive welfare scandal.\n\nThe post Bryant’s Defamation Lawsuit Over Welfare Scandal Reporting Reaches Mississippi Supreme Court Wednesday appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.",
  "title": "Bryant’s Defamation Lawsuit Over Welfare Scandal Reporting Reaches Mississippi Supreme Court Wednesday"
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