Legal Roundup
General Murrill’s Cyber Crime Unit arrests Lake Charles man for Pornography Involving Juveniles
Attorney General Liz Murrill’s Cyber Crime Unit arrested a Lake Charles man for Pornography involving juveniles.
SULC students present landmark cases at CRRJ Internship Grand Rounds
The Louis A. Berry Institute for Civil Rights & Justice at Southern University Law Center (SULC) held its Summer 2024 Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project (CRRJ) Internship Grand Rounds on July 14 at the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Vice Chancellor Dickerson receives ABA presidential appointment
Marla Dickerson, vice chancellor for Innovation and Strategic Partnerships and Initiatives at the Law Center.
Welcome Deutsch Kerrigan's 2024 Summer Law Clerks
Deutsch Kerrigan is excited to welcome our 2024 summer law clerks to our New Orleans, LA and Gulfport, MS offices.
Championing Global Justice: A Law Student's Journey in International Law
International law is the framework that protects and governs all humans, sovereign states, and international organization, and the interplays and obligations therein.
Attorney General Murrill’s Cyber Crime Unit arrests Lafayette man for sex crimes against children
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill’s Cyber Crime Unit arrested a Lafayette man for sex crimes against children on July 18, 2024.
Fugitive from Claiborne Parish sentenced after more than three decades on the run
A Bienville Parish man who was on the run for 32 years was sentenced for a shooting in Ringgold, Louisiana.
Attorney General Murrill’s Cyber Crime Unit arrests St. Martinville man for Pornography Involving Juveniles
Attorney General Liz Murrill’s Cyber Crime Unit arrested a St. Martinville man on July 10, 2024.
Professor Jordan Engelhart to join LSU Law faculty to direct the Russell J. Stutes Small Business and Community Development Clinic
Professor Jordan Engelhart will join the faculty at the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center as an Assistant Professor of Professional Practice at the start of the Fall 2024 semester.
Attorney General Liz Murrill joins a coalition of 23 States in opposition to the Latest Regulatory Overreach by the Biden Administration
Attorney General Liz Murrill joined Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and a coalition of 23 state attorneys general in opposing the Biden administration’s latest overreach into the livelihoods of middle-class Americans.
Summer Travel Tips from Attorney General Liz Murrill
Many Louisianans and their families are traveling or planning vacations for the summer.
Junior Associates selected for ‘LSU Journal of Energy Law and Resources’ Vol. XII
The LSU Journal of Energy Law and Resources Board of Editors and Senior Associates have announced the 15 LSU Law students selected to serve as Junior Associates for Volume XII.
Diversity Spotlight: Curtis Franks, General Counsel of FIFA World Cup
Curtis Franks is the General Counsel, FIFA World Cup at FIFA since August 2023 and leads the legal department dedicated to the FIFA World Cup and FIFA Club World Cup Tournaments across the United States, Mexico and Canada.
Junior Associates selected for ‘Louisiana Law Review’ Vol. 85
The Louisiana Law Review Board of Editors and Senior Associates have announced the 25 LSU Law students selected to serve as Junior Associates for Volume 85.
Tulane Law sports competitions draw top execs, hundreds of students
The spring brought one of Tulane Law School’s most anticipated annual traditions: the return of the student-run Sports Law Society’s pro sports negotiation and arbitration competitions.
Junior Associates named for ‘LSU Law Journal for Social Justice and Policy’ Vol. 5
The LSU Law Journal for Social Justice and Policy Board of Editors have announce the students who have been selected to serve as Junior Associates for Volume 5.
Professor Emeritus Carl Esbeck publishes blog for Federalist Society on Louisiana’s Ten Commandments Statute
This summer, the governor of Louisiana signed into law House Bill No. 71, requiring all Louisiana K-12 public schools, charter schools, and state post-secondary institutions place in their classrooms a poster-size copy of the Ten Commandments (“10Cs”).
A summer gig in sports law? Tulane Law students learning from the best
Each spring, Tulane Law students spend time networking and interviewing for highly sought-after jobs in the sports industry.
Federal Judge sides with Louisiana and strikes down Joe Biden's illegal assault on American energy
On Monday, July 1, U.S. Federal Judge James Cain Jr. of the Western District of Louisiana, issued a preliminary injunction in Louisiana's favor for the State's lawsuit against President Joe Biden and the United States Department of Energy over the unlawful decisions to ban new liquefied natural gas exports to non-free trade agreement countries.
DLA Piper advises Alimera Sciences in acquisition by ANI Pharmaceuticals
DLA Piper advised Alimera Sciences, Inc., a global pharmaceutical company focused on ophthalmic solutions, in its acquisition by ANI Pharmaceuticals, a diversified biopharmaceutical company, in a transaction that values Alimera at approximately US$381 million in up front consideration plus contingent value rights providing for additional consideration upon the achievement of certain revenue milestones.