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Trump administration considered Landry for election fraud 'special counsel'
The disclosure during the Jan. 6 Committee hearings this month that state Attorney General Jeff Landry was considered for a “special counsel” post to investigate election fraud in the 2020 election likely won’t hurt his future political aspirations. -
Gov. Edwards and DOTD Praise U.S. Senate for Passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Gov. Edwards and DOTD Praise U.S. Senate for Passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. -
LOUISIANA GOVERNOR'S OFFICE: Gov. Edwards' Statement on the Passing of Former Gov. Edwin Edwards
Gov. John Bel Edwards issued the following statement on the passing of former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards, who passed away on July 12 at the age of 93. -
Legislators consider Louisiana abandoning current 'jungle' mixed system for primaries
Louisiana state legislators have formed a task force to consider if the state should abandon a current primary political system where a candidate for office runs against every other candidate regardless of political party, referred to as a “jungle system.” -
U.S. Senator John Kennedy a key vote on lawsuit reform bill
It is no secret that frivolous litigation has skyrocketed in recent years. As more and more personal injury trial lawyers seek to use and abuse our legal system for their own personal gain, lawsuit filings have gone through the roof. -
Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch says reform of asbestos compensation needed
A Louisiana government watchdog activist said she hopes the U.S. Senate will pass legislation that will crack down on attorneys who siphon off of damage claims for people who suffer from work-related asbestos exposure. -
OPINION: U.S. Senate Should Pass the FACT Act to Help Protect Americans
It is no secret that frivolous litigation filings have skyrocketed in recent years. As more and more personal injury lawyers seek to use and abuse our legal system, Americans have grown tired of paying the costs and have begun calling for reform. Fortunately, Congress is listening. -
Lawsuit-abuse watchdog group applauds recent House bill
BATON ROUGE -- Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch (LLAW) has responded well to seeing the United States House of Representatives pass the Fairness in Class Action Litigation and Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act of 2017, which went through the House as House of Representatives as Bill 985 (HR 985). -
US House passes bill to sanction lawyers for allegedly frivolous lawsuits
BATON ROUGE — A new bill passed recently by the U.S. House of Representatives would make the lawyers who file allegedly frivolous lawsuits accountable. -
Louisiana Rep. Boustany drops lawsuit over prostitution allegations
BATON ROUGE – Fresh off his failed run for a U.S. Senate seat, Rep. Charles Boustany has dropped his defamation suit against a writer who alleged in a book that the Republican congressman was a client of several prostitutes who ended up murdered. -
Tulane grad, Alabama judge being considered as Scalia replacement
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump has confirmed that he will choose one of the names on his previously announced “shortlist” of 11 judges to replace U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who died last February, which includes a judge from the South. -
Veterans high on Ricky John's mind as he runs for 4th U.S. Congressional District seat
SHREVEPORT – Shreveport attorney and businessman Richard "Ricky" John says he has his mind on veterans and their families as he makes his first bid for public office, the 4th U.S. Congressional District seat. -
Louisiana Association of Business and Industry backs FACT Act
WASHINGTON — A bill aiming to promote transparency and access to information regarding asbestos claims was recently passed in the U.S. House of Representatives and has now been handed over to the Senate. -
Louisiana AG supports House’s ObamaCare lawsuit
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Couple alleges Porteous acted improperly at trial, requests new trial
Porteous A Louisiana couple is asking a federal court to overturn a previous judgment, claiming the presiding judge acted improperly because of his relationship with defense counsel and a witness. -
Legal observers decry proposal to overhaul federal preemption
Silverman Public policy attorneys Cary Silverman and Victor Schwartz of Shook, Hardy & Bacon in Washington, D.C. have co-authored an article in the Tulane Law Review examining recent developments in federal preemption law.