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Southern University endowed professors share secrets to legal academia work
BATON ROUGE – Recent recipients of Southern University Law Center’s prestigious endowed professorships shared some advice for up-and-coming attorneys who aspire to academia. -
Tulane Law alumni and students honored for pro bono work
NEW ORLEANS—Tulane University’s school of law has always prized pro bono work and was the first law school in the country to require it to graduate, which helps explain why so many alumni and students were honored by the Louisiana State Bar Association, according to the school’s associate dean. -
Southern University Law professor to lend expertise to Louisiana Budget Project
BATON ROUGE -- Southern University Law Center professor Keith Odinet, whose research focuses on mortgage finance, real estate and consumer financial protection, hopes his experience can help the Louisiana Budget Project (LBP), which recently named him to its board. -
Louisiana AG reviewing lawsuit over voting rights for ex-offenders
NEW ORLEANS — In the wake of a lawsuit filed against the state to restore voting rights to ex-offenders, the Louisiana Attorney General's Office said voting restrictions on those on parole or probation is constitutional. -
Law prof: Excessive use of force cases made more difficult by Supreme Court ruling
NEW ORLEANS—The father of a man shot and killed by St. Tammany Parish deputies in October has sued the sheriff’s office, claiming excessive force, but a 2014 U.S. Supreme Court decision might make his case difficult to win. -
Senate resolution that approved closure of Huey P. Long Medical Center deemed null and void
BATON ROUGE – A state Senate resolution that was partially responsible for the June 30, 2014 closure of the Huey P. Long Medical Center in Pineville was recently deemed “null and void” by a judge in the 19th Judicial District Court. -
Louisiana Bar gives LSU law student pro bono award
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana’s State Bar Association recently gave its 2016 Law Student Pro Bono Award to a Louisiana State University Law School student just as the American Bar Association (ABA) said that law school pro bono work “is sweeping the nation.” -
Pointe Coupee justice ordered removed from office
NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana Supreme Court has ordered that Pointe Coupee Parish Justice of the Peace Roosevelt Gremillion be removed from office. -
Group sues to restore voting rights of ex-offenders in Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS—Voice of the Ex-Offender (VOTE) filed a class-action petition on July 1 in the 19th Judicial District Court, seeking to restore the voting rights of more than 70,000 Louisiana residents who are on probation or parole for felony offenses. -
Coastal land loss lawsuits overlooking science behind the issue
Many believe oil and energy companies have destroyed coastal marshes and wetlands along the Gulf Coast through standard drilling activities, though scientific and geological research paints a different picture of the true cause of coastal land loss. -
Decision expected soon in Supreme Court justice's suit over recusal
NEW ORLEANS – A federal court is expected to rule soon on the lawsuit filed by Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Jeff Hughes requesting a reversal of his forced recusal by fellow justices, citing violation of his constitutional rights. -
Fifth Circuit Court upholds sanctions barring attorneys from representing Deepwater Horizon claimants
NEW ORLEANS – The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld sanctions against two attorneys in June, who were disciplined in 2015 for allegedly paying for referrals for claims related to the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. -
Former state attorney Reed suspended after fraud convictions
NEW ORLEANS - Despite requests from his attorney to hold off on the decision, former state prosecutor Walter Reed has been suspended from law practice by the Louisiana Supreme Court. -
St. Tammany Parish asks Louisiana Supreme Court to reconsider Helis drilling
NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana Supreme Court has received a request from St. Tammany Parish Council to reconsider allowing the drilling of an oil well near Lakeshore High School, but a spokesman for the oil company said the project likely will move forward later this week. -
Oil and gas companies block Edwards' end run around state's regulatory process
BATON ROUGE—Gov. John Bel Edwards’ attempt during a May meeting to push gas and oil companies to pay for coastline restoration, with no proof of permit violations, is getting pushback from those being pushed. -
Southern Poverty Law Center sues Bogalusa judge over 'modern-day debtor's prison'
BOGALUSA—The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) recently filed a federal class-action lawsuit against Judge Robert Black of the Bogalusa City Court, claiming he's running a modern-day debtor’s prison. -
Glencore-owned firms accused of manipulating zinc market by falsifying documents in NOLA
NEW YORK – Executives of two firms owned by Glencore Plc. face a private antitrust lawsuit over allegations that they ordered workers to falsify documents in New Orleans, which resulted in monopoly and price manipulation of the zinc market. -
Wheelchair-bound man alleges New Orleans Jazz Fest still isn't ADA compliant
NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Fest is part of a lawsuit filed by a wheelchair-bound man who says organizers have't gone far enough in providing accessibility to patrons with disabilities. -
Family of Zachary man sue Baton Rouge police; want great awareness of taser dangers
BATON ROUGE – Legal counsel for the parents of a 32-year-old Zachary man who died after being tased by Baton Rouge police last summer must show that the tasing was "the substantial cause" of his death to prevail in the lawsuit against the city's police department, a New Orleans attorney said. -
One environmental proposal sponsored by Connick fails, another still alive for next regular session
BATON ROUGE – With the state legislature's rejection of a proposal that would have required facilities violating state and federal pollution guidelines to install fence-line air monitoring systems, a bill that did pass in regular session has caught a business industry advocate's eye.