501 ABA Journal Louisiana articles.
The Louisiana Supreme Court ruled Friday that inmates convicted by nonunanimous juries can’t challenge their convictions if they were final before the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Sixth Amendment required jury unanimity to convict in serious cases—in federal and state courts.
Oct 25, 2022 8:55 AM CDT
Ex-prosecutor gets prison time for bulls proposal
Jeffrey Siegmeister, the former state attorney for Florida’s Third Judicial Circuit, was sentenced Tuesday to 40 months in federal prison, partly for…
Oct 21, 2022 2:40 PM CDT A bankruptcy judge in New Orleans has imposed a $400,000 sanction on a lawyer who represents victims of priest abuse for hinting about allegations against a Catholic priest in violation of a protective order. Oct 17, 2022 8:54 AM CDT The ABA has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the Indian Child Welfare Act, writing in an amicus brief filed Thursday that Congress enacted the statute “under valid constitutional authority and on the basis of an extensive body of evidence and law.” Aug 19, 2022 9:28 AM CDT Jul 19, 2022 12:49 PM CDT A Louisiana lawyer accused of shooting a sheriff’s deputy Saturday in a possible road rage incident had been admitted to practice following a 1989 felony conviction. The lawyer, 59-year-old Koby…
Jul 11, 2022 4:40 PM CDT Less than a week after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, more than a dozen states have already or plan to soon ban abortion in most cases. Here’s what we know so far about where abortion bans stand in these 13 states and in other states that have laws targeting the procedure. Jun 30, 2022 2:52 PM CDT Jun 30, 2022 8:48 AM CDTLawyer who hinted about accused priest is sanctioned $400K for violating protective order
Supreme Court should uphold Indian Child Welfare Act, ABA says in amicus brief
New Orleans district attorney goes on trial over federal tax-fraud charges
Jury selection began Monday in the federal tax-fraud trial of Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams in New Orleans.
Lawyer admitted to practice after meth conviction is now accused of shooting deputy
What are abortion trigger laws, and where do they stand?
Supreme Court blocks order intended to increase Black voting power in Louisiana, grants cert
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed a federal judge’s order that required Louisiana to draw a new voting map with two majority-Black districts instead of one.
Litigation over abortion bans begins at state level; judges block laws in 5 states
Updated: Supporters of abortion rights are taking their battle to state courts after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday.
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The leader of a Black Lives Matter protest can be held liable for injuries to a police officer caused by another person during the demonstration, the Louisiana Supreme Court said Friday.
Mar 30, 2022 12:34 PM CDT
Judge allegedly failed to report marriage-fee income
New Orleans Second City Court Judge Ernestine “Teena” Anderson-Trahan has been charged with filing false tax returns. The indictment has alleged that Anderson-Trahan…
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