HowAppealing

OCTOBER 16, 2023

“The horseshoe theory of law: How Judge Reinhardt made a comeback in the Louisiana redistricting litigation.” ” Adam Unikowsky has this interesting post at his Substack site, “Adam’s Legal Newsletter.” ” appeared first on How Appealing.

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HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

legal conservatives in a sign of just how far right the federal appeals court has gone that covers Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas”: Chris Geidner has this post at his Substack site about an order , and the opinions concurring therein and dissenting therefrom, that the en banc U.S.

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HowAppealing

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Is a federal appeals court in Louisiana ‘testing the boundary’ of the conservative legal movement or just reflecting where the Supreme Court is moving the law?” “Too conservative for the Supreme Court? The nation’s most right-leaning appeals court draws scrutiny. ” appeared first on How Appealing.

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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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JURIST

JUNE 8, 2021

The Louisiana Senate voted 20-17 Monday to lift certain penalties for people charged with possessing small amounts of marijuana for recreational use, specifically noting that they should not be jailed. The bill now moves to the desk of Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards. Originally introduced by Rep.

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JURIST

MAY 7, 2024

NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. The report, entitled Democracy Defended , specifically focused on voter experiences in seven of the nation’s southern states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Texas. The report highlights four top issues.

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JURIST

JULY 17, 2021

The Fifth Circuit ruled Thursday that two Planned Parenthood centers may pursue their claim to make Louisiana’s Department of Health “promptly rule” on one of the center’s applications for a license to operate as an abortion clinic, finding that the case fell under an exception to sovereign immunity.

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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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HowAppealing

JULY 12, 2022

“Louisiana’s abortion ban was again blocked by judge; A hearing is set for Monday; The decision again opens the door for the state’s clinics”: Sam Karlin of The Times-Picayune of New Orleans has this report.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

APRIL 24, 2024

Several of those facilities will be located in Texas and Louisiana on or near the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, making them easily accessible to ships carrying carbon dioxide from overseas. First, it highlights the current legal uncertainties involving the cross-border shipping of carbon dioxide for sequestration.

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JURIST

MAY 17, 2021

Louisiana , holding that jury verdicts in criminal trials must be unanimous under the Sixth Amendment to the US Constitution, do not receive the advantages of jury unanimity on federal collateral review. The US Supreme Court held Monday that individuals whose convictions became final before Ramos v. In Edward v.

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LegalReader

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Advantous Law will counsel and fight for clients across the full spectrum of tax types and issues, from the most common to the most complex.

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LawSites

MAY 4, 2021

Nominations open today for the second annual American Legal Technology Awards , a competition launched last year to honor exceptional achievements in legal technology. Awards will be given in eight categories: access to justice, court, enterprise, individual, technology, law department, law firm, and startup.

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Above The Law

JUNE 28, 2022

* Here's a map showing the legality of abortion, state by state. [ A matter of judgment: Louisiana judge temporarily prevents abortion ban from kicking in. The Guardian ]. Stare decisis? I hardly knew her! [ States scramble to prevent the 2nd Amendment from being an absolute right. [ The post Morning Docket: 06.28.22

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Above The Law

AUGUST 1, 2022

. * Keep rocking your CROWN: Black workers are gaining legal protection against discrimination over their hair. Louisiana cops will be getting trained on how to recognize the signs of human trafficking. Louisiana Radio Network ]. Bloomberg Law ]. Law.com has a great primer for employers looking to support the right to choose.

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JURIST

APRIL 4, 2023

Louisiana , a case which concerns evidence rules in criminal trials. This doctrine stems from the interests of justice, where the legal system seeks to avoid wrongfully convicting an innocent person. The US Supreme Court Monday declined to hear David Brown v.

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Above The Law

MAY 13, 2022

Sports betting was legalized in Kansas. The Louisiana bill that tried to classify abortions as homicides didn't make it into law. . * No, Patrick, you cannot puff, puff, drive. Oregon Live ]. Finally, something to do for fun besides eat barbecue. Kansas Reflector ]. USA Today ]. *

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JURIST

JUNE 28, 2022

Abortion is still legal in the state of New Mexico up to 19 weeks into pregnancy. Some states, such as Louisiana , have enacted restrictive abortion laws providing for the criminal prosecution of medical providers who assist in abortion procedures.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

For all the money being poured into legal technology development these days, woefully little gets spent on technology designed to enhance access to justice for low-income Americans. Here is the complete list of 2021 TIG grants: Alaska . California.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Louisiana doctors will be prescribing flower come Jan 1. Arizona legal paraprofessionals are on the way to do good work at more affordable rates. Arizona legal paraprofessionals are on the way to do good work at more affordable rates. * A working-from-home benefit is that you can keep an eye on your young ones.

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JURIST

MARCH 3, 2021

UN human rights experts called on US officials to end environmental racism in Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley” on Tuesday, citing concerns over future development plans that could double the already elevated risk of cancer for area residents. Cancer Alley, which encompasses most of the St.

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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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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Catholic nun and anti-death penalty advocate Sister Helen Prejean is accusing Louisiana’s board of pardons of purposely delaying clemency petitions for death row inmates, reports Edward Helmore for The Guardian.

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The Crime Report

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

While voters in Alabama, Tennessee and Vermont approved ballot measures that will change their state constitutions to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime, Louisiana, a former slave-holding state, did not, reports Aaron Morrison for the Associated Press.

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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. Some of these communications included both the firm’s legal advice about planning for tax consequences of expatriation and non-legal advice about preparing tax returns. In Ramos v. In Centeno v.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Legal Director for the ACLU of South Carolina Allen Chaney said, “[The policy] operates to insulate SCDC from real public accountability and to suppress the public’s knowledge about the violence committed against prisoners.” “This policy is so broad that no court has upheld anything similar,” Sykes stated.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 12, 2022

This week, my wish came true, in a sense, as I attended what felt like the legal tech world’s answer to Davos or Renaissance. It was the inaugural TLTF Summit , a three-day program convened in Miami by The LegalTech Fund , the first venture capital firm to focus exclusively on legal tech. That description aptly fits the TLTF Summit.

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Nationally, slavery is still legal in the United States for people in prison. Photo by Ron Levine/Prisoners of Age. That’s due to the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery but left an exception in place for the slavery of people convicted of crimes.

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JURIST

JUNE 15, 2021

A coalition of 18 states, including Texas, Louisiana, Alaska and other major fossil fuel producers filed a amici curiae brief in support of the oil companies. ” The post US Supreme Court refuses to move California suit against oil companies to federal court appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

MAY 12, 2022

If attorneys need non-legal information about anything, I’m sure to find an email asking me to find it, and yes, they’ve usually already tried a Google search. If you need a legal form, they have a large selection in many different areas of law. in Metairie Louisiana she works in the fields of criminal defense and insurance defense.

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JURIST

MARCH 7, 2021

The Confucius Act, sponsored by Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana, governs cultural organizations “directly or indirectly” funded by the Chinese government. The post US Senate passes bill to control Confucius Institutes on college campuses appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.

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LawSites

JULY 12, 2021

If you are wondering where the innovators are in law, look no farther than the Fastcase 50, the annual award doled out by the legal intelligence company Fastcase that honors 50 of the law’s “smartest, most courageous, innovators, techies, visionaries, and leaders.”. Miriam Childs , Director, Law Library of Louisiana, Louisiana Supreme Court.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 14, 2021

When 18 ain't enough : Louisiana is looking to drop the legal trucking age from 21 to 18. . * A treasonous citizen by any other name would remain an affront to the Constitution. But their actual names might get them caught up. And they're on the way. Rolling Stone ]. I wonder how that's gonna work across state lines. Business Report ].

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HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

” And online at Vox, Ian Millhiser has an essay titled “ It’s now legal for domestic abusers to own a gun in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi; We’re starting to see the fallout from the Supreme Court’s most recent Second Amendment decision.”

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JULY 12, 2022

If you are looking for a scorecard naming those who are leading the charge on innovation in law, you can do no better than the Fastcase 50 , the annual listing by the legal intelligence company Fastcase that honors 50 of the law’s “smartest, most courageous, innovators, techies, visionaries, and leaders.”. Hainsworth Law Library.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

For all the money being poured into legal technology development these days, woefully little gets spent on technology designed to enhance access to justice for low-income Americans. Here is the complete list of 2021 TIG grants: Alaska . California.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The removal of controversial statues across the US has been challenged legally with mixed results in Texas , Tennessee and Louisiana. Lee, a man drove his car into a group of counter-protestors, injuring dozens and killing one.

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