Louisiana Supreme Court District 7
Recent News About Louisiana Supreme Court District 7
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DA association backs bill aimed at troubled Louisiana Public Defender Board
BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Public Defender Board is under fire for how it funds defendant representation in capital murder cases and is the target of a state House Bill that would winnow its membership as the state's public defenders crisis continues to deepen. -
Disbarred Baton Rouge attorney known for “E Guarantee” slogan reinstated
BATON ROUGE – A former Baton Rouge personal injury lawyer who was disbarred seven years ago has been reinstated. -
Reform lobbyist says court’s ruling on $457,000 in guardian fees 'smells a little fishy'
NEW ORLEANS – A tort reform advocate says the Louisiana Supreme Court’s failure to reduce $457,000 in fees to a legal guardian for juvenile lead poisoning victims should be a concern to everyone. -
Tom Benson's mental competency files to remain sealed
NEW ORLEANS – Records relating to the Tom Benson mental competency case will remain under seal following a ruling by the Louisiana Supreme Court. -
Judicial portrait at Southern University symbolizes career of Jesse N. Stone Jr.
BATON ROUGE – The life of Jesse N. Stone Jr. is chock-full of “firsts” – member of the first graduating class of the Southern University Law Center, the first African-American attorney to set up shop in Shreveport in 1950, the first graduate of Southern University Law to eventually serve as dean, the first African-American assistant state superintendent of education in Louisiana and the first African-American to serve on the Louisiana Supreme Court. -
Louisiana Oil & Gas Association opposes escalation of St. Tammany fracking lawsuit
MANDEVILLE - When the St. Tammany Parish Council voted 11-2 to move its lawsuit against a fracking well to the state's Supreme Court, a large number of people opposed to the well roared in approval. But there's one organization that is far from cheering. -
State's high court has little tolerance for judicial misconduct, Loyola professor says
NEW ORLEANS – As the cases of two 18th Judicial District judges accused of mishandling proceedings and abusing their powers head to the state Supreme Court for review next month, a Loyola University Law School professor says the state’s system to root out injudicious behavior on the bench is functioning as it should. -
Bill to repeal political subdivision jury trial prohibition passes Senate, seeks House companion
BATON ROUGE – A bill that would repeal a Louisiana law prohibiting jury trials in lawsuits filed against a political subdivision was passed today by the state's Senate and is now in the House. -
New Orleans' Confederate statues to remain standing while lawsuit continues
NEW ORLEANS — The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeal on Friday barred New Orleans from removing three monuments to Confederate leaders while a lawsuit challenging the city is still before the court. -
Justice of the peace removed for misconduct has days remaining to request rehearing
NEW ORLEANS – Former Ascension Parish Justice of the Peace Leroy Laiche Jr. has only days remaining to ask the Louisiana Supreme Court to reconsider its decision last week to remove him for misconduct. -
Appeal over Saints owner's competency claims he should have testified in court
NEW ORLEANS – New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson faces further court action after his daughter and grandchildren filed an appeal challenging lower courts’ rulings that the billionaire is mentally competent to run his sports teams. -
Louisiana ACLU backs Supreme Court Chief Justice's warnings about underfunded public defenders
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana's American Civil Liberties Union has thrown its weight behind the state's Supreme Court Chief Justice's dire warnings about the present crisis of underfunded public defenders that has left thousands of litigants on waiting lists. -
Law prof: Suspended Dumas' penalty reasonable
BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Supreme Court in early February suspended the law license of Walter C. Dumas for two years, citing misconduct and negligence in mishandling a client's funds. The Baton Rouge attorney has been practicing law for more than four decades. -
NAACP members oppose Terrebonne Parish president's motion to intervene in minority voting lawsuit
BATON ROUGE — At a Terrebonne Parish Council meeting last week, members of the NAACP spoke out against President Gordy Dove’s motion to include the parish as an intervener in a lawsuit against the state, and they did not hold back. -
St. Tammany fracking opponents will appeal to LA Supreme Court
BATON ROUGE – An activist group says it will appeal to the Louisiana Supreme Court after a circuit court ruled against it in a fracking case earlier this month. -
Confidence in judiciary up in the air after fraud conviction of Orleans Parish judge
NEW ORLEANS – A professor of law says it is hard to determine if the conviction of an Orleans Parish judge for fraud has undermined public confidence in the judiciary. -
Judge seeks actions against the Judiciary Commission
NEW ORLEANS – A judge is seeking declaration that an alleged investigation and disciplinary actions of the Judiciary Commission of Louisiana was unconstitutional. -
Anonymous judge accuses Louisiana judiciary panel of illegal discipline
NEW ORLEANS — A lawsuit filed last week in federal court alleges that the Louisiana Judiciary Commission illegally disciplined a judge and denied the plaintiff due process rights. -
(Corrected) Legal expert: Judges need to recuse themselves when contributors become litigants
NEW ORLEANS — With the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry backing Jimmy Genovese and trial lawyers supporting Marilyn Castle in the race to replace outgoing state Supreme Court Justice Jeanette Knoll, the flow of political donations from special interest groups such as these raises the question of whether judges should recuse themselves when contributors become litigants. -
New LADCP president hopes to increase participation in drug courts
BATON ROUGE – More activity with the state's drug courts and district attorneys' offices is what Louisiana Association of Drug Court Professionals' (LADCP) new president is hoping for in his two-year term.