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New Orleans Judge Tackles Defense Ills

A New Orleans judge is shining a light on the city’s troubled public defender system. Judge Arthur Hunter Jr. has held hearings into problems plaguing indigent defendants as the justice system struggles to recover from Hurricane Katrina, the Los Angeles Times reports. He has called for more funds and notified…

Jun 27, 2007 4:12 PM CDT

Nurses Testify in Katrina Hospital Deaths

Several nurses are reportedly soon to testify before a grand jury, two of them under immunity grants, in an ongoing criminal investigation of the deaths of at least four hospitalized patients in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina. Health care workers at Memorial Medical Center, including at least one doctor, are…

Jun 20, 2007 11:26 PM CDT

Riding Out the Storm

Even the Best Disaster Plans Can’t Help New Orleans Lawyers Account for Lost Clients, Disruption and Uncertainty

Feb 21, 2006 11:15 AM CST

Long Road to Recovery

Victims of Hurricane Katrina Face Legal Issues at Every Turn

Feb 21, 2006 10:46 AM CST

Picking Up the Pieces

Gulf Coast Courts Rode Out the Storm—Now They’re Struggling to Come Back

Feb 2, 2006 3:03 AM CST

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