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18 May 2023, 6:30 am by Guest Blogger
Thomas Jefferson had well-founded doubts about the constitutionality of the Louisiana Purchase that he endorsed. [read post]
2 May 2023, 3:23 am by Seán Binder
In 2008, the Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana law that allowed a child rapist to be sentenced to death, barring states from executing child sex predators unless they also murdered their victims. [read post]
1 May 2023, 5:51 am by Jacob Glick
During the course of the January 6th House Select Committee’s work, investigative staff received dozens of statements from leading experts in law, academia, and other research. [read post]
17 Apr 2023, 9:01 pm by Austin Sarat
Those states included: Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia.In Arizona, Republican Governor Doug Ducey enacted an abortion ban before he left office that gave “an unborn child at every stage of development all rights, privileges, and immunities available to other persons, citizens, and residents. [read post]
2 Apr 2023, 9:01 pm by Austin Sarat
That development is yet another indication that this country is now on the road to ending capital punishment.The latest sign of this important change occurred last week when John Bell Edwards, Louisiana’s Democratic governor, announced his support for ending the death penalty in his state. [read post]
29 Mar 2023, 1:07 pm by Anna E. Bullock
Louisiana State University’s gymnast, Olivia Dunne, is one example of an elite athlete who has been able to achieve a seven-figure paycheck as well as the moniker of the highest-earning female NCAA athlete. [read post]
27 Mar 2023, 1:25 am by INFORRM
On 27 to 30 March 2023, Nicklin J will hear applications in the unlawful information gathering claims brought by a number of high profile figures, including Baroness Doreen Lawrence and Prince Harry, against the publishers of the Daily Mail. [read post]
17 Mar 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
But an examination of the episode reveals a different picture: a governor’s office that seemed driven by a preconceived political narrative, bent on a predetermined outcome, and focused on maximizing media attention for DeSantis. [read post]
10 Mar 2023, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Group Seeks Disbarment of a Trump-Aligned Lawyer for a Key Jan. 6 Witness DNyuz – Charlie Savage (New York Times) | Published: 3/6/2023 In appearing before the January 6 committee last year, Cassidy Hutchinson, the former White House aide who recounted Donald Trump’s conduct in the lead-up to the attacks on the Capitol, shared how her original lawyer had tried to influence her testimony. [read post]
17 Feb 2023, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Disinformation Comes to a HeadSeattle Times – Steven Lee Myers (New York Times) | Published: 2/9/2023 The attorneys general of Missouri and Louisiana, both Republicans, have sued the White House and dozens of officials like Dr. [read post]
10 Feb 2023, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Frederick Tombar III, hired in October as second-in-command in the Office of Personnel Management’s retirement services division, resigned as executive director of the Louisiana Housing Corp. in 2015 amid an internal probe by a state agency that concluded he harassed the women. [read post]
31 Jan 2023, 5:30 am by Katie Gu
Governor Henry McMaster (R) stated: “Our State Supreme Court has found a right in our Constitution which was never intended by the people of South Carolina. [read post]
26 Jan 2023, 3:43 am by SHG
At about the same time, on the other side of a country, a governor complained to sheriffs that it was just too hard to kill a man. [read post]
25 Jan 2023, 5:59 am by Menachem Z. Rosensaft
(Editor’s note: This article is published in conjunction with this week’s International Holocaust Remembrance Day, observed each year on Jan. 27 to commemorate the day in 1945 when Soviet troops liberated Auschwitz.) [read post]
9 Jan 2023, 3:35 am by Marcia Coyle
The Republican-led states of Texas and Louisiana challenged a policy by the Biden administration’s Department of Homeland Security that set priorities for the removal of illegal immigrants. [read post]