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LOUISIANA RECORD

Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Legal Roundup


Louisiana Heads To The United States Supreme Court To Defend Our First Amendment Rights Against Government Censorship

By The Louisiana Record |
George Orwell wrote Nineteen Eighty-Four as a warning against tyranny. He never intended it to be used as a how-to guide by the federal government.

Tulane Law hosts an audacious Celebration of Scholarships

By The Louisiana Record |
Michael Rubenstein was poignantly honest speaking during Tulane Law’s first annual Celebration of Scholarships: attending Tulane Law School back in the 1990s would not have been possible without his full-ride scholarship.

First-Day Issues on March 18, 2024

By The Louisiana Record |
Blank Rome partners Michael B. Schaedle and Paige Barr Tinkham will serve as speakers at the American Bankruptcy Institute (“ABI”) 2024 Complex Financial Restructuring Program (“CFRP”), being held in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Monday, March 18, 2024, from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., with a networking reception to follow.

Southern University Law Center, partners host a community health fair to promote wellness and empowerment

By The Louisiana Record |
With a commitment to providing access to health and wellness within the community, the Southern University Law Center (SULC) in partnership with the “Increasing Clinicians of Diversity” Initiative through the Louisiana Department of Health, Aetna, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, and Llena(AI) Health Solutions is set to embrace a day of holistic wellness and empowerment at the upcoming Health and Harmony Wellness Fair, scheduled for April 13 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the F.G. Clark Activity Center.

Tulane Admiralty Law Institute March 20-22 focused on sea changes in maritime industry

By The Louisiana Record |
Tulane is hosting the 30th biennial Admiralty Law Institute (ALI) March 20-22, where leading admiralty and maritime law practitioners and academics come to discuss the pressing issues of the industry.

LSU Law to host inaugural meeting of civil law scholars on Friday, March 8

By The Louisiana Record |
Civil and comparative law scholars from Louisiana and Mississippi will converge for the Louisiana Civil Law Symposium to be held Friday, March 8, at the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center.

LSU Law team places as national semifinalists in Gabrielli National Family Law Moot Court Competition

By The Louisiana Record |
Second-year law students Tyler Chance and Jason Parker represented LSU Law at the Gabrielli National Family Law Coot Court Competition in Albany, New York, over the weekend of March 1-2 and finished as national semifinalists.

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill’s Office Files Lawsuit Against Securities And Exchange Commission

By The Louisiana Record |
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill’s Office filed a lawsuit against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday, March 7, over regulatory overreach seeking to advance the Biden Administration’s climate-change agenda.

Professor Stephen Griffin hosts constitutional law conference with leading scholars

By The Louisiana Record |
Tulane Law Professor Stephen Griffin is hosting a national scholarly conference on the significance of Reconstruction and the Fourteenth Amendment in the U.S. Constitution on Friday and Saturday, March 15 and 16.

Tulane Law ADR team wins William & Mary Law competition

By The Louisiana Record |
Tulane Law School’s Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Team took the top spot in the William & Mary Law School Negotiation Competition held March 1-2.

Attorney General Liz Murrill’s Cyber Crime Unit Arrests Ruston Man For 70 Counts Of Possession Of Child Porn

By The Louisiana Record |
Attorney General Liz Murrill’s Cyber Crime Unit arrested Michael Dewayne Uzzle of Ruston, (W/M DOB: 8/18/1991) on March 7, 2024.

US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and First Circuit Court of Appeal hold oral arguments at LSU Law

By The Louisiana Record |
LSU Law students recently had the opportunity to sit in on live appellate oral arguments at both the state and federal level right here at the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center, thanks to visits from the First Circuit Court of Appeal and the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

French law professor covers surrogacy, other emerging trends in European family law during 43rd Tucker Lecture

By The Louisiana Record |
In his opening remarks for the 43rd John H. Tucker Jr. Lecture in Civil Law, Professor Olivier Moreteau recognized the lecture held on Tuesday, Feb. 6 as the first since 2019.


‘LSU Law Journal for Social Justice & Policy’ announces Vol. V Board of Editors

By The Louisiana Record |
The LSU Law Journal for Social Justice & Policy Volume IV Board of Editors has announced the Volume V Board of Editors.

Supreme Court's problems and how to fix them is topic of McGlinchey Lecture

By The Louisiana Record |
The U.S. Supreme Court’s institutional challenges and its shadow docket will be the subject of this year’s McGlinchey Lecture on Federal Litigation to be held March 18.

Shiena Marie Burke Selected as Contributor for Lbf’s Speak Out for Justice! Focus on Civil Legal Aid

By The Louisiana Record |
New Orleans Associate Shiena Marie N. Burke was selected by the Louisiana Bar Foundation (LBF) as one of four contributors for the 2023-2024 Speak Out for Justice!

Southern University hosts ‘Wellness on the Bluff’ to promote healthy living and mental health

By The Louisiana Record |
Southern University is committed to fostering an environment that promotes healthy living and awareness of mental health.

Tulane Corporate Law Institute takes place March 7-8

By The Louisiana Record |
The nation’s top M&A and securities practitioners, leading corporate counsel and Wall Street investment bankers will descend on New Orleans March 7-8 for the 36th annual Tulane Corporate Law Institute, the premier M&A conference in the nation.

SULC students support the charge to help reform juvenile justice

By The Louisiana Record |
Louisiana is at a critical juncture in addressing the approach to juvenile justice in a way that promotes healthy families and communities.