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Court weighs Louisiana redistricting with second majority-Black district

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Share It was not clear at oral arguments on Monday how the Supreme Court will rule on a challenge to Louisianas latest redistricting plan. The state and a group of Black voters ask the justices to reinstate a congressional map, enacted by the Louisiana legislature last year, that created a second majority-Black district.

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New GPT-Based Chat App from LawDroid Is A Lawyer’s ‘Copilot’ for Research, Drafting, Brainstorming and More

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to serve as a lawyer’s virtual legal assistant, able to help with researching legal issues, drafting emails and letters, summarizing documents, brainstorming blog ideas, and even just conversational chatting. Draft an email. Draft email. Currently, it is able to perform eight types of functions: Research a legal issue.

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Websites Paralegals Should Bookmark (Or At Least Know About)

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You can also join their upcoming live workshop for Mastering the Art and Science of Drafting Time Entries. has over thirty years of experience as a litigation paralegal and recently passed the examination to be named a Louisiana Notary Public. in Metairie Louisiana she works in the fields of criminal defense and insurance defense.

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Justices decline to intervene in Louisiana’s Republican-drawn voting map dispute

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Share The Supreme Court on Thursday left in place an order by a federal appeals court canceling a hearing intended to draw a new congressional map for Louisiana. In June 2022, the district court blocked Louisiana from using its congressional map and gave the legislature 14 days to create a new map, including a second majority-Black district.

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Vermont dispatch: Proposal 2 would remove language of slavery, indentured servitude from state constitution

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In the Founding Era, numerous other states used Vermont’s constitution as a model when drafting their own constitution, including the slavery exceptions. To be clear, Vermont does not currently allow either in any form, but there is antiquated language in the state constitution that allows for certain exceptions.

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Supreme Court likely to let vape company’s FDA challenge proceed

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Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, based in Louisiana. 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.

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Women of Legal Tech: Amanda Brown

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Since the end of my fellowship, I’ve been back in Louisiana building up civil legal aid technology with the support of the Louisiana Bar Foundation. My current focus is building out public-facing digital infrastructure for civil justice in Louisiana. What projects have you been focused on recently?

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