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Public Defender Shortages Reaching Critical Levels: Report

The Crime Report

As a result of the shortages of public defenders in New Mexico, attorneys have had to represent 156 cases per year and work about 13 hours per case, regardless of whether the case is a misdemeanor or felony, the report details. .

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Louisiana governor signs bill eliminating jail time for possession of marijuana

JURIST

Louisiana governor John Bel Edwards signed a new law on Tuesday that eliminates prison time for the possession of modest amounts of marijuana. The new law is the latest move away from Louisiana’s traditionally strict stance on the drug. The new law will take effect on August 1.

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The Second Trump Senate Trial: Think Belknap Not Blount

JonathanTurley

Factually, Blount stood accused of a conspiracy with Great Britain to take over territory in Florida and Louisiana (where Blount owned considerable property). His misdemeanor was to mis-demean himself; to misuse his office for his own speculative ends.” The conspiracy was revealed in a hand-written letter in Blount’s hand.

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

Louisiana Federal Court Halted Work on Crude Oil Pipeline in Swamp Area. The federal district court for the Middle District of Louisiana enjoined work on the Bayou Bridge Pipeline in the Atchafalaya Basin in Louisiana. Alaska Oil & Gas Association v. 16-35380, 16-35382 (9th Cir. The planned pipeline is to be 162.5

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June 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

In a lawsuit challenging the National Marine Fisheries Service’s 2020 biological opinion concerning oil and gas activities on the outer continental shelf in the Gulf of Mexico, the federal district court for the District of Maryland denied a motion to transfer venue to the Eastern District of Louisiana or the Southern District of Texas.

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August 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

On July 8, 2021, a jury in Minnesota state court found four activists guilty of aiding and abetting fourth degree criminal damage to property, a misdemeanor offense. States Moved for Preliminary Injunction in Social Cost of Carbon Lawsuit in Louisiana. Louisiana v. Oatly Group AB , No. 1:21-cv-06360 (S.D.N.Y., Biden , No.

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A Reform DA Fights Back

The Crime Report

In 1960, she experienced perhaps her most formative memory: watching on television as 6-year-old Ruby Bridges of New Orleans, Louisiana, flanked by white U.S. Our local District Attorney’s office is now filing fewer misdemeanor charges against youth and we are pleased to see the system pivot towards alternative approaches in certain cases.”.

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