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U.S. District Court rules that state law forbids abortion discrimination in workplace
NEW ORLEANS – A landmark ruling that abortion discrimination by an employer violates both federal and state law simply clarifies what protections women have in the workplace, a New Orleans attorney asserted after the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana sided in favor of his client. -
Federal judge rules abortion discrimination violates federal, state law
NEW ORLEANS - Eastern District of Louisiana U.S. Federal Judge Janis van Meerveld ruled for the first time that abortion discrimination in employment violates both federal and state law. -
New Orleans attorney addresses 'epidemic' in state's prisons
Civil rights attorneys alleging that prison inmates in Louisiana are routinely kept far past their release dates have begun to file a number lawsuits against the Louisiana Department of Corrections (DOC) and the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office. -
Parish police chief sued for assault, false arrest in incident with bar patrons
A video has been released in a civil rights lawsuit against Golden Meadows Police Chief Reggie Pitre, showing the police chief assaulting a man outside of a Louisiana bar in September 2017. -
Louisiana State Police face lawsuit over Antifa document circulated by neo-Nazis
Louisiana State Police refuse to disclose a dossier created by neo-Nazi websites containing names of alleged anti-fascist protesters, a recent lawsuit claims. -
District court allows illegal detention lawsuit against Orleans Parish sheriff to move forward
The Eastern District Court of Louisiana has denied the Orleans Parish Sheriff and Department of Corrections’ motions to dismiss a man’s suit alleging he -- along with countless others -- was illegally detained. -
Bamboula's bar, former employee agree to settle sexual harassment claim
NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans bar Bamboula’s has reached a settlement after former employee Julianna Vasquez filed a lawsuit claiming one of the bar's managers repeatedly sexually harassed her. -
Baton Rouge, mayor pro tem accused of violating 1st Amendment rights
BATON ROUGE — Three prominent Louisiana community leaders kicked out of a public city council meeting in Baton Rouge earlier this year filed a federal lawsuit against the city and Mayor Pro Tem Scott Wilson on December 4, alleging their First Amendment rights were violated. -
Woman alleges she was wrongfully terminated from Sureway and unlawfully evicted from apartment
NEW ORLEANS – Two Jefferson Parish residents allege they were unlawfully evicted from their apartment. -
Inmates allege doctor-recommended surgeries have been delayed
BATON ROUGE – Inmates at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola allege that they have waited years for doctor-recommended surgeries.