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30 Jul 2012, 8:03 am
Southern Louisiana is known for its historic buildings, easy going attitude and humid climate. [read post]
25 Jul 2012, 5:26 pm
As more states actively legislate in this area, and the societal significance of social network websites increases, it is likely the Supreme Court will eventually grant certiorari and provide the last word. [read post]
25 Jul 2012, 11:45 am
The meaning of these provisions, however, are in dispute as two separate justices of the state’s Supreme Court claim to be the “oldest in point of service on the supreme court. [read post]
20 Jul 2012, 7:08 am
"Bayou Blues": Today's edition of The New York Times contains an editorial that begins, "An ugly fight about who should be the Louisiana Supreme Court's next chief justice is an unsettling example of how power can trample voting rights even where they should be sacrosanct. [read post]
20 Jul 2012, 7:05 am
Aguillard (1987), a case in which the Supreme Court decided that it was unconstitutional for Louisiana to demand of its public school system that it teach “creation science” to its students.Laws such as the LSEA and the new school voucher program were written to circumvent court rulings that have found the teaching of religion in public schools unconstitutional.Political and legislative forces pushing creationism sometimes say they are promoting… [read post]
20 Jul 2012, 3:46 am
Dec 05, 2011 Workers Compensation on Drugs - Tenn Supreme Court Allows Fatal Case to Proceed. [read post]
19 Jul 2012, 8:41 am
In Louisiana, an unusual contest is unfolding to determine who should be chief justice of the state supreme court. [read post]
18 Jul 2012, 9:03 pm
[David Oliver] “Any exposure” causation: “Pennsylvania Supreme Court delivers significant asbestos ruling” [Point of Law] Maryland high court may consider pro-plaintiff shift from contributory negligence to comparative fault [Sean Wajert] In last-minute ploy, Albany lawmakers extend time limits for suing local governments [Torch via PoL, Times-Union] Mental diagnoses: what to do when courtroom experts armed with DSM-5 shoot from the hip [Jim… [read post]
18 Jul 2012, 2:24 pm
As few other courts have followed suit since the Louisiana court ruling in finding obesity a protected class, this Montana case may at last signal an important shift in the legal protection of the obese. [read post]
18 Jul 2012, 10:15 am
Last year, the Supreme Court issued a 5-4 decision in Connick v. [read post]
17 Jul 2012, 1:27 am
On June 28, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the expansion, provided that states are not compelled to accept it. [read post]
15 Jul 2012, 6:09 pm
"In attempting to block Justice Bernette Johnson, Louisiana Supreme Court alters history": Jarvis DeBerry has this essay online at The Times-Picayune of New Orleans. [read post]
13 Jul 2012, 9:48 pm
— DWI DUI Attorney New Orleans NOPD to Conduct a DWI Checkpoint in Algiers As required by the Louisiana Supreme Court, the New Orleans Police Department is issuing a public advisory regarding a sobriety checkpoint that will be conducted tomorrow night July 14, 2012. [read post]
12 Jul 2012, 5:36 am
It occurred right in the middle of the class action retrenchment required by the Supreme Court’s decisions in Ortiz v. [read post]
11 Jul 2012, 3:30 am
Even while the defendants requested that the case against them be dismissed in accordance to the Supreme Court's decision (in PLIVA v. [read post]
10 Jul 2012, 8:06 pm
"Marc Morial, Cedric Richmond ask Justice to block effort to keep Bernette Johnson from becoming chief justice": The Times-Picayune of New Orleans has an article that begins, "The Justice Department should stop the Louisiana Supreme Court from denying Justice Bernette Johnson her rightful place as chief justice, according to a letter sent Monday to the chief of the voting section of the Civil Rights Division on behalf of Urban League President and former New… [read post]
10 Jul 2012, 1:56 pm
In a 2011 case, a federal court in Louisiana ruled that the EEOC presented sufficient evidence to pursue claims of disability bias on behalf of a deceased daycare employee who was morbidly obese and who had been fired because her weight (over 500 pounds) allegedly limited her job performance (EEOC v Resources for Human Development, Inc, Lemelle, I). [read post]
10 Jul 2012, 11:17 am
Louisiana Supreme Court thinks one judge’s tenure doesn’t count as much as the others… Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Bernette Johnson, Catherine Kimball, Jeffrey Victory, Louisiana, Race, Race War, Racism, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, State Judiciary [read post]
10 Jul 2012, 11:17 am
Louisiana Supreme Court thinks one judge’s tenure doesn’t count as much as the others… Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Bernette Johnson, Catherine Kimball, Jeffrey Victory, Louisiana, Race, Race War, Racism, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, State Judiciary [read post]
9 Jul 2012, 9:45 am
Supreme Court has already rejected a request to review a fetal alcohol case involving Louisiana Death Row inmate Brandy Holmes, who was named after her mother's favorite liquor. [read post]
