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'Seems like lawyers who made stupid mistakes,' professor says of fake subpoena practice
NEW ORLEANS – The practice of district attorney offices in Jefferson and Orleans parishes sending out fake subpoenas to reluctant witnesses to get them to talk to prosecutors has probably been done that way for a long time, according to one law professor. -
Officials critical of district attorney's use of fake subpoenas
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans City Councilman Jason Williams thinks the bar association might launch a probe into a district attorney's office's practice of issuing “fake” subpoenas to potential witnesses in cases it is prosecuting. -
Smaller law firms using social media to market competitively
NEW ORLEANS — Attorneys in Louisiana are utilizing new methods of marketing their firms, including social media and other internet sources. -
State appeals court reduces life sentence over theft of $15
NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana appeals court recently set aside a life sentence for an African-American man convicted of stealing $15 from a parked vehicle; and at least one attorney in the state agrees the punishment didn't fit the crime. -
Judge's order to release inmates highlights budget issues in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS – A Orleans Parish judge has ordered the release of seven indigent defendants because the public defenders' office can’t afford to defend them. -
Three judicial elections won outright, four headed to runoff
Sandra Cabrina Jenkins (D-New Orleans) was one of three outright winners in yesterday's judicial elections after she upset two-term incumbent Charles Jones (D-New Orleans) in the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals. NEW ORLEANS – Of seven judicial elections held throughout the state yesterday four are headed to a Dec. 8 runoff after candidates failed to garner 50 percent of the popular vote. -
Bartholomew picks up four endorsements in one week
Regina Bartholomew, a candidate for the Orleans Parish Civil District Court Division B bench, has received an endorsement from the Alliance for Good Government, making it the fourth endorsement she's received in the past week. -
Bartholomew shows leads in one poll, picks up endorsement from AFL-CIO
Regina Bartholomew, a candidate for the Orleans Parish Civil District Court Division B bench, has added the AFL-CIO to a long list of endorsers and leads her opponent in a recent poll. -
Bartholomew earns endorsements from conservative groups in Orleans Parish race
Regina Bartholomew, a candidate for the Orleans Parish Civil District Court Division B bench, has earned endorsements from the Greater New Orleans Republicans and the Regular Democratic Organization, according to Bartholomew's campaign. -
Two seats up for grabs in Orleans Parish Civil District Court
Hazeur Two seats in Orleans Parish Civil District Court are up for grabs in elections that will be held on Oct 22.
