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News Rolodex
Read Over a hundred Articles about the Treehouse |
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August 4, 2004
Supreme
Court Hears Treehouse Case |
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Read articles and
opinion written about the treehouse. |
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August 4 & 5, 2004 |
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Broadcasts LIVE from the Treehouse Aug 4, 2004 |
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July 29, 2004
Clinton
News Recusal Requested |
July 22, 2004
Supreme
Court
Rescheduled Aug 4, 2004
9:30 AM |
July 22, 2004
Clinton
News "Court date has been rescheduled from July 26
to 9:30 a.m. Aug 4" |
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Read the
City's Brief against the Treehouse. |
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July 23, 2004
Treehouse reported on TV WLOX channel 11 and in the
Sun Herald on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. |
July 3,
2004
Supreme Court Date Set for July
26,2004 9:30 AM |
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Trial Broadcast live at
http://www.mssc.state.ms.us/DocketCalendar/default.asp
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Attorney team Jerry Mills,
W. Larry Harris and Kenneth Dreher
will represent the Mayor and Board's decision to
remove the treehouse. Attorney Steven H. Smith
will defend the Treehouse,
the family and
Judge
Green's ruling to save the treehouse. |
Atlanta
Journal
Atlanta, Ga July 1, 2004 |
 Commercial
Appeal
Memphis, TN July 9, 2004 |
Bolivar
Commercial
Cleveland, MS July 7, 2004 |
WJTV
Jackson,MS June 10,2004 |
Clarion
Ledger
Jackson, MS July 5, 2004 |
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Reported on Mississippi Public Radio
7/9/04 |
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June 11, 2004
WAPT
Interviews Mayor Aultman about Treehouse Trial
In contrast to the Mayor's statement that "the city is
just following the law", Judge Green ruled that the
city violated the law and declared the city's actions
as arbitrary, capricious and unreasonable. |
June 10, 2004
Family
Opens Home to Children from Belarus |
June 5, 2004
Mission
to Belarus |
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May 17, 2004
Mayor cancels WAPT interview about treehouse |
| At the last minute, the Mayor declines an
interview with WAPT to discuss the treehouse case. WAPT,
surprised, fills the lost time with a weather report. |
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February 9, 2004
Artists
Capture Treehouse...
Artists from near and far endorse the
treehouse as a work of art and not something to
be destroyed by the city.
View Treehouse
Art
Read Treehouse poetry
Treehouse poetry was recently featured
at the Mad Hatter, downtown Clinton.
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January 26, 2004
Read the City's Brief! Coming soon... |
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Pay for just one
month when brief submitted |
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Read the city's personal attacks against the
Welches in this public document. See if your tax dollars are being spent for libel. You
can read the city's brief right here online
soon. |
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January 6, 2004
The John P McGovern
Center, Washington, D.C. officially declares that the
Treehouse Case is Government
Abuse
Treehouse to be featured as
the "Signature Case" |
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To highlight the staggering degree to which government
regulations can harm average Americans, The
National Center for Public Policy Research's John P.
McGovern, M.D. Center for Environmental and Regulatory
Affairs will soon publish its fifth compilation of
stories of victims of regulatory and government abuse. The
publication highlights how regulations that are poorly
written and/or inflexibly enforced can overwhelm,
intimidate, bankrupt or otherwise harm average Americans. |
December 29, 2003
Mayor
hires more lawyers against the Treehouse
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City attorney, Ken Dreher,
files the city's first brief against the treehouse. A
second city brief is expected in March. |
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SRG conducted a professional survey
to gauge the voter's opinion of the treehouse case and its
possible affect on the next election. |
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July 23, 2003
 Treehouse Wins!
Victory Short Lived
Mayor Appeals to Supreme Court
Read the Judge's Conclusion
Read
the Complete Treehouse Ruling |
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A Big Thanks to God (prayers do work), our
Treehouse attorney Steven Smith, Judge Tomie Green
(Read her impeccable
record), and the
thousands of people who have supported us in Clinton,
the metro area and around the World. We are so
thankful and appreciate your prayers, letters, news
reports and support. Kids at Play, Keep it that Way! |
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July 14, 2003
Judge does not make a decision yet
In the Hinds County Courthouse,
Treehouse attorney Steven Smith defends the treehouse calling
the city's action arbitrary and capricious. Judge Tomie
Green states that the ordinance does not regulate what is
between heaven and earth and that trees are legal structures.
Mayor Aultman tells WAPT news that she will pursue this
further if the decision is not to her liking while city
attorney, Ken Dreher, tells the court that the city wants to
keep the treehouse if found legal. These two city statements
are contradictory. A decision is expected late this week
or early next.
Clinton mayor Rosemary Aultman says, "Should the court rule
against the city we will appeal it, and I think you'll see
other cities join in the appeal because this has statewide
ramifications." Scot Welch replies that "a more
effective solution is to simply define treehouse in your
ordinance. But keep in mind that adults and children love
treehouses." |
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July 10, 2003
Date set for Treehouse Trial
Everyone is invited! July 14 3:00 PM at
the Hinds County Circuit Court on Pascagoula street, Downton
Jackson
Hinds County Courthouse 407 East Pascagoula St. Jackson, MS
39205
Click
here for printable instructions to the courthouse |
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June 19, 2003
Treehouse fate still
in limbo
The Welches and the city are now waiting on
Judge Tomie Green to set a date for oral arguments.
“We are prepared to move forward as soon as
the judge sets a date,” said Mayor Rosemary Aultman. Aultman said City Attorney Ken Dreher has
contacted Green's court administrator several times seeking a date for
oral arguments. “The administrator told him Judge Green has two large
trials to complete and isn't ready to se a date just yet,” she added.
more... |
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April 22, 2003
Mayor Attempts to Deny Treehouse Owners
their Constitutional Right to a Fair Trial |
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In the Hinds County Circuit Court on April 22 at 11:00
am, The Honorable Judge Tomie Green respectfully denied the
city's request to dismiss the Treehouse case. "I will
not deny their right to a fair trial on a technicality,"
ruled the Judge. Mayor Rosemary Aultman, Ken Dreher and Sharbert Lott
represented the city. |
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WLBT Midday Mississippi
September
11, 2003
Transcript
Treehouse
makes the International Drudge Report
Zone-violating gazebo is
gone
