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Multiple officers from Tangipahoa Parish and Louisiana State Police named in police brutality lawsuit
Allegations of police brutality surfaced in a lawsuit filed on March 12 in the Middle Louisiana District Court against 12 law enforcement officers. -
Man who spent 14 years on death row claims prosecutor, detective elicited false testimony
A man who was accused of murder in 1998 has filed a lawsuit, alleging that a prosecutor and investigator coerced a teen to give false testimony. -
New Orleans judge at the center of lawsuit over bail issuing practices
A federal lawsuit was recently filed against Orleans Parish Magistrate Judge Harry E. Cantrell by two civil rights groups. -
Detainees allege Orleans Parish magistrate judge imposes secured bonds that they cannot pay
BATON ROUGE – Two detainees have filed a class-action lawsuit against a magistrate judge over allegations that the judge unlawfully imposes secured financials conditions of release in an amount arrestees cannot afford to pay. -
Former River Bend Detention Center inmate claims he was overdetained
BATON ROUGE – A former inmate alleges that he was unlawfully detained. -
ACLU becomes second civil rights group to sue Orleans Parish district attorney over 'false subpoenas'
The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana (ACLU) recently filed suit against Leon Cannizzaro, Orleans Parish district attorney, after his office allegedly sent “false subpoenas” to witnesses to coerce them to testify in court. -
Man alleges he is unlawfully held at Lafayette Parish jail because he cannot afford bail
&&& LAFAYETTE – A Carencro man alleges that his constitutional rights have been violated because he cannot afford to pay bail. -
No answer yet from defendants in Alton Sterling shooting protest lawsuit
The City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge have yet to file an answer to a civil rights lawsuit filed in March by seven local residents who claim they were brutalized and unlawfully arrested last summer during peaceful protests of over the fatal shooting of a black man by police. -
New Orleans firm handling civil rights case against police on behalf of protestors after Sterling shooting
BATON ROUGE — A New Orleans-based law firm has filed lawsuit against law enforcement officials in the state’s capital alleging they violated the rights of protesters arrested after a black man's fatal shooting by police last year. -
Louisiana State Police face lawsuit for alleged false arrest of black 18-year-old
NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana State Police's arrangement with the city of New Orleans permitting troopers to patrol the French Quarter is likely to come under scrutiny following the filing of a lawsuit by a university professor and his teenage son. -
Indigent misdemeanor offenders won't be jailed in Jackson for being unable to pay fines
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI – The “pay or stay” system of Jackson has come to an end following a landmark settlement reached by the petitioners and Mississippi's capital city. -
Suit over Ascension Parish's conviction fee dismissed as new law enacted
BATON ROUGE – A Louisiana man has withdrawn his lawsuit regarding Ascension Parish Court's use of fees from misdemeanor convictions to cover the salary for its judge after a new state law eliminated what he saw as a conflict of interest. -
City of New Orleans joins legal fight to take control of Orleans Parish Prison
NEW ORLEANS — The city of New Orleans on Monday filed a reply memorandum in Jones v. Gusman, supporting calls for Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman to be stripped of his power over the Orleans Parish Prison. -
Ascension Parish judge accused of conflict of interest over 'conviction fees'
BATON ROUGE – An Ascension Parish man is suing a local judge in federal court over conviction fees, alleging it is a conflict of interest partly because a portion of the judge's pay comes out of the fees. -
State opposes federal lawsuit that alleges mentally incompetent inmates need better care
BATON ROUGE — A Louisiana federal lawsuit that claims mentally ill inmates are receiving slow and inadequate treatment is facing opposition from the state Department of Health and Hospitals. -
Days before election, Caddo Parish DA accused of violating black jurors' rights
NEW ORLEANS — Officials at a criminal justice center in New Orleans announced last week that they plan to sue the Caddo Parish District Attorney’s office for discriminating against black jurors. -
Class action civil rights suit brought against state on behalf of mentally ill prisoners
BATON ROUGE – A number of people who have been diagnosed with mental illnesses and found not guilty by reason of insanity are suing the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals over their continued incarceration.