JURIST

JUNE 12, 2022

A US federal judge Friday ordered the state of Louisiana to pay a USD 3.8 In June Medical Services , the plaintiffs challenged seven Louisiana abortion restrictions that were passed in 2016. million “for attorneys’ fees, expenses, or costs arising from the initiation and prosecution of the Litigation.”

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JURIST

JANUARY 5, 2022

Plessy was arrested in 1892 for deliberately violating Louisiana’s Separate Car Act of 1890, which required “separate but equal” train car accommodations for Blacks and whites. The post Louisiana governor pardons Plessy of landmark Supreme Court case 125 years later appeared first on JURIST - News.

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 12, 2022

A recent look into the Louisiana prison system finds about 200 inmates are held beyond their scheduled release dates each month. The practice of “overdetention” is endemic in Louisiana and costs the state $2.8 McNeal is one of the thousands of Louisiana people held each year past their release date.

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The Crime Report

APRIL 28, 2023

I spent more than 40 years in the Louisiana penal system—from December 1965 to April 2006. I was transferred from the “parish jail” to the Louisiana State Penitentiary in November 1966. On January 22, 2022, attorneys for the McArthur Justice Center, based in San Francisco, Chicago, and Washington, D.C.,

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The Crime Report

AUGUST 12, 2022

Their cases are about the failure of justice in the Louisiana criminal justice system. I know Louisiana justice. Both were committed to the Louisiana prison system with life sentences. Henry was committed to the Louisiana State Penitentiary when the prison—more commonly known as Angola—was the “bloodiest prison in America.”.

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The Crime Report

AUGUST 26, 2022

Louisiana’s Office of Juvenile Justice (OJJ) will pause its plan to move youth from a juvenile facility to the Louisiana State Penitentiary, known as Angola, until at least Sep. The lawsuit challenges the office and Louisiana Gov.

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Louisiana officials have moved eight youths from beleaguered state-run juvenile facilities and into the West Feliciana Center for Youth, a facility on the grounds of the State Penitentiary at Angola, reports James Finn for The Advocate.

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The Crime Report

MARCH 22, 2023

After months of searching and an investigation that has spanned multiple states, Ella Goodie’s case has now been turned over to the Calcasieu Parish District Attorney’s Office for review in Louisiana, Crystal Stevenson reports for American Press.

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The Crime Report

MAY 10, 2022

The Louisiana Supreme Court will hear oral arguments this week in the case of Reginald Reddick, who is serving life in prison in Louisiana for second-degree murder, even though two jurors at his 1997 trial found him not guilty, reports The Guardian. Almost anywhere else in the country, he would have been acquitted.

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The Crime Report

JUNE 2, 2022

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has agreed to a request from state lawmakers that he and his top attorneys testify before a bipartisan committee investigating allegations of a cover-up in the deadly 2019 arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene, reports the Associated Press.

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The Crime Report

JULY 29, 2021

The judge began offering the alternative earlier this week, amid a surge in case numbers in Louisiana. Louisiana is among states with the highest daily reported cases per capita in the nation. In that time, roughly 19,000 cases have been reported in the state.

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LegalReader

JUNE 6, 2022

Many homeowners in Louisiana have complained to their attorneys that the insurance company adjusters misclassified the damage to their homes.

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LegalReader

AUGUST 4, 2022

Louisiana is a third-party liability state with regard to truck accidents and follows the pure comparative negligence rule.

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 20, 2022

Louisiana , the Supreme Court ruled that states could only convict defendants of serious offenses with a unanimous jury verdict. Law firm asks justices to consider the scope of attorney-client privilege for dual-purpose documents. Louisiana bars Puerto Rico from continuing to authorize non-unanimous acquittals. In Ramos v.

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JURIST

JULY 23, 2022

The states of Texas and Louisiana brought a lawsuit challenging this memorandum, which led to US District Court for the Southern District of Texas Judge Drew Tipton vacating the memorandum in June. Attorney General of Georgia Chris Carr joined 19 other attorneys to urge the Supreme Court to stop the memorandum from taking effect.

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LegalReader

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Tractor trailers and tankers who have shifting or cargo loads that are not secured properly can end up in rollover or jackknife situations on Louisiana roadways, specifically on Interstate 10.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Monday affirmed a preliminary injunction from the District Court for the Western District of Louisiana blocking the White House’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors. In response to the ruling, Louisiana Attorney General Landry stated, “Today is a victory for freedom.

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HowAppealing

JULY 3, 2021

“Fifth Circuit: Texas Lawyers Don’t Have to Join State Bar and Pay Dues; The State Bar of Texas engages in political activities that fall outside the scope of its interests so it cannot force attorneys to join it and pay mandatory dues, the Fifth Circuit ruled Friday.” Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued yesterday.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Attorneys general in 40 states Monday announced a $391.5 While the settlement ends the present lawsuit, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton initiated a new lawsuit against Google last month for allegedly collecting biometric data on millions of Texans without their informed consent. The post Google reaches $391.5M

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LegalReader

MARCH 18, 2021

An attorney for the McGlothen family say Shreveport officers knew that Tommie McGlothen had a mental health condition--but nonetheless proceeded to beat him and abuse him until death.

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The opposition to clemency hearings is being led by Louisiana’s far-right attorney general, Jeff Landry, who has argued for reintroducing the electric chair, hangings and firing squads and faces accusations of trying to gut the operations of the pardon board.

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 8, 2022

A former police officer was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for his role in assaulting an arrestee during a pursuit in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, and his attempts to cover up his misconduct, the Department of Justice announced on Wednesday. Attorney Brandon B. Brown represents the Western District of Louisiana.

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LegalReader

AUGUST 30, 2021

There will be speeding, drinking, and driving, but you can protect yourself with defensive driving, buckling your shoulder belts, and following common-sense driving safety rules.

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The Crime Report

MAY 15, 2023

The Louisiana House has approved a bill to make some juvenile criminal records public in three major and predominantly Black parishes with the aim to create a pilot program for increased transparency, starting with Caddo, Orleans, and East Baton Rouge Parishes, James Finn reports for The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate.

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LegalReader

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The company is responsible for servicing and maintaining the vehicles, so a busted tire or a faulty brake system is on them.

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LegalReader

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The bottom line is that motor vehicle accidents are more likely to occur when drivers are engaged in one or more of these situations.

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LegalReader

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

As soon as you become connected to human trafficking in any way, you run the risk of deportation.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

ACLU Senior Staff Attorney Emerson Sykes stated, “The SCDC’s categorical rule that incarcerated people can never talk to the press or anyone else for the purpose of publication is blatantly unconstitutional. Alaska, Louisiana and West Virginia even consider a victim’s wishes when evaluating the journalist’s request.

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JURIST

JUNE 1, 2023

The lawsuit names Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador, the prosecuting attorney for a county in Idaho and members of the Idaho Code Commission as defendants. Louisiana’s Department of Health released a study that found there were no gender-affirming surgeries performed on minors from 2017-2021.

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LegalReader

JULY 8, 2022

Some officers may go so far as to commit criminal acts that affect citizens while on duty.

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OCTOBER 19, 2022

Based on the severity of your injury, you need to weigh up the pros and cons of going through a lawsuit with the potential payout of a settlement. .

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LegalReader

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The lawsuit claims that there is no record that LSU ever launched an investigation or took any kind of measure to address this situation.

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LegalReader

AUGUST 22, 2022

In Louisiana, any individual who suffers an injury will have to ensure they follow the strictly regulated time limit on filing their claim.

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LegalReader

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Other choices include debt settlement and a debt consolidation loan.

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LegalReader

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

If the case is brought to court, an attorney can request that their client is not only provided with the compensation they are entitled to but also any damages they suffered.

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LegalReader

MARCH 24, 2022

Non-economic damages are also known as pain and suffering damages.

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LegalReader

APRIL 8, 2022

All of these situations can lead to serious head injuries that may cause a range of both physical and psychological impairments.

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