Green Bay Packers legend Brett Favre’s alleged role in a wide-ranging welfare fraud scandal has taken him from his home state of Mississippi to Capitol Hill, where he testified in front of Congress on Tuesday4.

The journalist who uncovered Brett Favre's welfare fraud scandal now faces potential jail time for refusing to disclose her sources.

Mississippi Today is appealing the judge's decision with the Mississippi Supreme Court, arguing that the order is unconstitutional. But, Ganacheau writes, the appeal is "politically perilous," with four of the court's justices having been appointed by the former governor himself.