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OCTOBER 23, 2022

“Nonunanimous jury ban isn’t retroactive, Louisiana Supreme Court rules; Decision could keep 1,500 Louisiana inmates from getting new trials”: John Simerman of The Times-Picayune of New Orleans has this report on a ruling that the Supreme Court of Louisiana issued Friday.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2023

“Louisiana State Bar violated lawyers’ free speech rights, appeals court rules”: Daniel Wiessner of Reuters has this report. Bernie Pazanowski of Bloomberg Law reports that “ Louisiana Lawyer’s Rights Violated by Wellness, LGBTQ+ Posts.” Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit at this link.

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OCTOBER 26, 2022

“Reactions to the Louisiana Supreme Court ruling on Jim Crow Jury verdicts: ‘a grave misstep.'” The post “Reactions to the Louisiana Supreme Court ruling on Jim Crow Jury verdicts: ‘a grave misstep.'” ” Makenzie Boucher of The Shreveport Times has this report.

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MARCH 10, 2023

“A Louisiana man whose conviction was overturned in a Supreme Court ruling against split juries is found not guilty at new trial; The court ruled in 2020 that Evangelisto Ramos’ conviction by a split jury was unconstitutional, allowing him to receive a second trial”: Corky Siemaszko of NBC News has this report.

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MAY 17, 2021

“Ban on Non-Unanimous Verdicts Is Not Retroactive, Supreme Court Rules; The 6-to-3 decision, a sequel to a ruling last year, affects thousands of prisoners in Louisiana and Oregon”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. ” David G. .”

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DECEMBER 8, 2021

“Supreme Court Justice Jeff Hughes’ lawsuit against The Advocate can move forward, court rules”: Andrea Gallo of The Advocate of Baton Rouge, Louisiana has this report on a ruling that the Louisiana Court of Appeal, First Circuit , issued yesterday.

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JURIST

JULY 27, 2022

The plaintiffs were three disabled individuals from New Orleans, Louisiana and Jackson, Mississippi. Thus, the court concluded, Uber is not required to provide WAVs under the ADA. The post California court rules Uber not required to provide wheelchair accessible vehicles appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JURIST

APRIL 16, 2024

The US Supreme Court Monday declined a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by Black Lives Matter organizer DeRay Mckesson, effectively allowing him to be sued by a Louisiana police officer for negligence. ” Both the district court and the Fifth Circuit looked to NAACP v. .” The case at bar, DeRay Mckesson v.

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APRIL 24, 2021

The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday in Jones v. Jones argued that under two of the court’s recent decisions, 2012’s Miller v. Jones argued that under two of the court’s recent decisions, 2012’s Miller v. The court’s six conservative justices disagreed.

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JURIST

JUNE 15, 2021

The US Supreme Court declined Monday to take up an appeal by a group of oil companies challenging a California state court ruling permitting two California cities to sue for damages related to climate change, meaning the case will be heard in state court.

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MAY 19, 2022

.’s use of an in-house judge violates defendants’ rights; The ruling by an appeals court covering Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi applies only in that territory, but it’s the latest challenge to the way the agency handles enforcement actions”: Matthew Goldstein of The New York Times has this report.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2023

“Domestic Abusers Have Gun Rights Too, US Appeals Court Rules; Court vacates conviction of Texas man tied to five shootings; Ruling is latest fallout from US Supreme Court landmark ruling”: Erik Larson of Bloomberg News has this report. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit at this link.

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JURIST

JUNE 25, 2024

The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the creation of a publicly-funded religious charter school, S t. The court said the St. The post Oklahoma Supreme Court blocks creation of first publicly-funded religious charter school appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Louisiana that have raised doubts about imposing the death sentence for crimes such as rape. In 1977, the Supreme Court ruled that imposing the death penalty for rape was cruel and unusual punishment. Georgia , Coker v. Georgia and Kennedy v. Between 1908 and 1951, all 45 prisoners executed for rape in Virginia were Black men.

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SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 10, 2023

Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.

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MAY 20, 2022

Louisiana , the Supreme Court ruled that states could only convict defendants of serious offenses with a unanimous jury verdict. Issue : Whether the Supreme Court’s decision in Ramos v. Louisiana bars Puerto Rico from continuing to authorize non-unanimous acquittals. In Ramos v. In Centeno v.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Additionally, the Vermont Supreme Court ruled in 1802 that once crossed over into Vermont, a slave contract from another state was unenforceable. Evidence lies in both the constitutional language and judicial precedent. Article 1 of Vermont’s Constitution states “[t]hat all persons are born equally free and independent.”

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 29, 2022

Share This week we highlight cert petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, a capital defendant’s request for habeas relief on the ground that his lawyer conceded guilt over his objection, as in 2018’s McCoy v. After McCoy , Tyler unsuccessfully sought relief in Louisiana state courts. In Tyler v.

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JANUARY 24, 2025

Share At oral arguments earlier this week the Supreme Court was skeptical of the Food and Drug Administrations effort to block a North Carolina-based company from challenging the denial of its application to market e-cigarettes in the conservative U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, based in Louisiana.

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Law 360

JUNE 13, 2022

A court ruling that vacated the largest offshore oil and gas lease sale in U.S. history undermines trust in contracts with the government, Shell says in an amicus brief backing Louisiana and the American Petroleum Institute's request that the D.C. Circuit overturn the ruling.

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JUNE 15, 2021

State Farm has asked a Louisiana federal judge to throw out a New Orleans restaurant's COVID-19 insurance coverage suit, urging the court to follow other federal courts' rulings that have "uniformly" held that the virus and resulting government orders do not cause property damage.

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The Crime Report

MAY 18, 2021

The decision follows multiple previous precedents set by the Court over the past decade that sharply limited courts’ ability to sentence a juvenile offender to life in prison without parole, the lawyers wrote. In Miller v. Four years later, in Montgomery v.

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OCTOBER 26, 2022

Louisiana , 21-993. Issue : Whether a person commits aggravated identity theft any time they mention or otherwise recite someone else’s name while committing a predicate offense. relisted after the Oct. 14 conference). Returning Relists.

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DECEMBER 21, 2023

Simmons has maintained his innocence, saying he was in Louisiana at the time of the 1974 slaying of Carolyn Sue Rogers inside an Edmond liquor store. Supreme Court rulings related to capital punishment. He and co-defendant Don Roberts were both convicted in 1975 of the murder and initially sentenced to death.

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DECEMBER 16, 2022

Supreme Court ruled that a prisoner challenging an existing method of execution under the Eighth Amendment must propose a viable alternative method. . Billy Sinclair spent 40 years in the Louisiana prison system, six of which were on death row. This past June the U.S. That is a simple act of humane grace. .

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Louisiana , the Supreme Court overruled precedent from the 1970s upholding nonunanimous verdicts in criminal cases. The court there wrote that the Constitution provides a defendant the “right to demand that his liberty should not be taken from him except by … the unanimous verdict of a jury of twelve persons.”

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OCTOBER 13, 2022

Louisiana , 21-993. Based on his concurrence, it seems likely that this petition has Gorsuch’s close attention. Until next time, stay safe ! New Relists. Your attention to detail leaves something to be desired. Returning Relists.

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JonathanTurley

MARCH 10, 2023

The conflict of interest contravenes a number of provisions in the Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct , including Canon 1 requiring judges to uphold the independence and integrity of the court system. It also contravened Canon 2 in failing to “avoid Impropriety and the appearance of impropriety in all activities.”

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NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Louisiana , 21-993. Issue : Whether the federal government owes the Navajo Nation an affirmative, judicially enforceable fiduciary duty to assess and address the Navajo Nation’s need for water from particular sources, in the absence of any substantive source of law that expressly establishes such a duty. relisted after the Oct.

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MAY 31, 2022

Before filing suit, plaintiff consulted with a friend who was an attorney in Louisiana. While plaintiff asserted that he relied on advice from an out-of-state attorney and was acting pro se when the notices were sent, the Court ruled that this did not constitute extraordinary cause. Plaintiff thereafter filed this HCLA suit.

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JURIST

JUNE 24, 2023

The US Supreme Court ruled Friday in US v. The crux of the case rests on Article III of the US Constitution, which governs the Court’s judicial purview. ” Texas Governor Greg Abbott criticized the ruling, saying , “This decision is outrageous. SCOTUS [the Supreme Court] gives the Biden Admin.

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The Crime Report

AUGUST 9, 2023

Adnan Syed’s conviction is now on hold as the Maryland Supreme Court decides whether to hear his appeal of the lower court ruling. Billy Sinclair spent 40 years in the Louisiana prison system, six of which were on death row. Whatever the outcome in the Syed case, Young Lee’s revenge should not play a role in it.

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AUGUST 12, 2022

Their cases are about the failure of justice in the Louisiana criminal justice system. I know Louisiana justice. Both were committed to the Louisiana prison system with life sentences. Henry was committed to the Louisiana State Penitentiary when the prison—more commonly known as Angola—was the “bloodiest prison in America.”.

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JANUARY 4, 2023

I first stumbled on 911 call analysis while reporting on a police department in northern Louisiana. When they hear it,” a prosecutor in Louisiana once told Harpster, “it will be like a Dr. Phil ‘a-ha’ moment.” She has denied allegations of misconduct in other media interviews. I was wrong.

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AUGUST 12, 2022

This week, we highlight cert petitions that ask the court to consider, among other things, what test courts should use to determine whether a sentencing delay violates due process. In 1997, the state of Louisiana charged Nathaniel Lambert with three aggravated crimes: burglary, rape, and “crime against humanity.” In Lambert v.

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JUNE 23, 2022

“In Louisiana, an abortion clinic anxiously waits for a U.S. Supreme Court ruling; Louisiana’s ‘trigger law’ could immediately ban abortion if Roe is overturned”: Julie O’Donoghue and Piper Hutchinson of the Louisiana Illuminator have this report.

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OCTOBER 23, 2023

The US Supreme Court ruled Friday that the Biden administration can temporarily continue to communicate with social media companies about moderation policies, lifting a lower court ruling blocking communication between social media companies and a limited number of Executive Branch officials.

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