Remove Laws Remove Louisiana Remove Malfeasance Remove Statute
article thumbnail

New Orleans Police Seek Arrest of Dispatcher Under Novel Criminal Charge

JonathanTurley

She is now accused of criminal malfeasance in office and interfering with an emergency communication. She was charged under Louisiana law with malfeasance in office. What is interesting about the law is how broad the language is. The statute itself reads like criminalized negligence. CORRUPT PRACTICES.

article thumbnail

Another separation-of-powers case, press access to trials, and maritime insurance

SCOTUSBlog

Three terms ago in Seila Law v. But the court declined to invalidate the entire agency for this structural flaw, instead severing the for-cause provision from the rest of its authorizing statute. LLC involves how to determine the law to be applied under federal admiralty law in a maritime contract case.