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AG Murrill files lawsuit to block illegals from being counted in reapportionment
This lawsuit challenges the Biden administration's decision to count illegal aliens when determining, under the Constitution, the number of congressional seats and electoral votes that each State is entitled to.
Plaintiff alleges alcohol distributor Mark Anthony Brands Inc. discriminated based on sex and age
Tracy Foxworth has taken legal action against Mark Anthony Brands Inc., accusing them of workplace discrimination based on sex and age as well as retaliation after raising concerns about unfair treatment.
Plaintiff Alleges Marine Company Fostered Racially Hostile Work Environment
Michael Turner has filed a lawsuit against his former employer, Daigle Towing Service, alleging racial discrimination and a hostile work environment in violation of federal civil rights laws.
New Orleans Resident Alleges Excessive Force by Police K-9 Unit
A New Orleans man has filed a lawsuit against city officials and police officers following an alleged attack by a police dog at his home last year.
Plaintiff Widow Alleges Pool Company Negligence Led to Husband's Death
A widow has filed a lawsuit against Sunkissed Pools alleging negligence led to her husband's fatal fall while working on a hazardous roof job.
Plaintiff alleges brutal mistreatment by law enforcement at airport
A lawsuit filed by Jarren Kieffer accuses Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joseph P. Lopinto III and others of unlawful detention and excessive force at a New Orleans airport in January last year.
Energy law, cognitive science, and sentencing experts part of LSU Law’s Spring Faculty Speaker Series
LSU Law will welcome several esteemed guest speakers and lecturers this semester to present as part of the Spring Faculty Speaker Series.
Louisiana set to sue Biden administration over new offshore drilling ban in eastern Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana officials are poised to file another federal lawsuit against the Biden administration’s energy policies, the latest salvo directed against the president’s Jan. 6 withdrawal of the eastern Gulf of Mexico from future oil and gas leasing.
Louisiana Supreme Court sides with AG Murrill, blocks injunction against State Police's efforts to clear homeless encampments in New Orleans
State Police has every legal right to clear the encampments.
South Dakota AG supports Louisiana's Ten Commandments law
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is among several AGs across the country supporting a Louisiana law that requires all K-12 schools and state-funded universities to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms.
Louisiana high court sides with state agencies, backs removal of homeless encampments
In a split decision, the Louisiana Supreme Court has dissolved a lower court’s restraining order that limited state agencies’ ability to clear homeless encampments in public areas of New Orleans.
AG Murrill’s Louisiana Bureau of Investigation agents arrest Church Point man for Pornography Involving Juveniles
Agents with Attorney General Liz Murrill’s Louisiana Bureau of Investigation arrested a man from Church Point on January 8, 2025.
Judge takes first step to removing consent decree from NOPD
A federal judge has placed the New Orleans Police Department on a two-year sustainment plan, which could be the first step to being clear of a reform agreement with the U.S.
Mother Alleges Legal Malpractice Against Attorney Over Missed Deadline in Wrongful Death Suit
Lindsay Williams appeals a court ruling dismissing her legal malpractice claim concerning attorney Wanda Anderson Davis' failure to file a wrongful death suit timely after Justin Robertson's fatal accident.
Plaintiff accuses U.S Department of Veterans Affairs of Retaliation and Discrimination
A former employee has taken legal action against the U.S Department of Veterans Affairs, alleging discrimination based on race, gender, and age alongside retaliatory termination following whistleblower activities.
Plaintiff alleges DS Technologies failed to pay overtime wages
Steven Rust has taken legal action against his former employer DS Technologies and its principal Jonathan Silver for alleged violations of labor laws including unpaid overtime wages under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
SULC, RPCC to host Expungement Initiative Event in St. John Parish on Feb. 1
Southern University Law Center's Office of Innovation and Strategic Partnerships and Initiatives is partnering with River Parishes Community College to host an expungement event for St. John Parish residents on Saturday, February 1, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the River Parishes Community College Reserve Campus, located at 181 Regala Park Rd, Reserve, LA 70084.
SCOTUS declines to hear Big Oil's appeal of Hawaii climate change ruling
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Supreme Court will let stand a ruling in Hawaii that paves the way for government officials represented by contingency fee lawyers to sue the oil industry over the effects of global warming.
Louisiana real estate associations sued in federal court over alleged anticompetitive practices
Two Louisiana real estate agents and two brokers have filed a federal lawsuit against several real estate associations, including the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and Louisiana Realtors Association (LRA), accusing them of engaging in anti-competitive practices.
Republican AGs ask President Trump to secure border, deport illegal aliens
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill joined a coalition of 20 state attorneys general led by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach in a letter to the Trump administration asking the President-elect to secure the border and stop Biden immigration policies that caused a historic surge of illegal immigration.