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    Law & Justice, News, Policy 101, State Government

    Federal Watchdog Finds Choke Hold, Pen Stabbing, Unsafe Conditions at Louisiana ICE Detention Facility

    A newly released federal watchdog report found serious safety, medical, legal access and use-of-force violations at Winn Correctional Center, a Louisiana facility used to detain...

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    by The Bayou Progressive 2 weeks ago2 weeks ago
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    Law & Justice, News

    Louisiana Will Pay Millions For Ronald Greene’s Death. The Harder Question Is Why It Took Seven Years.

    Nearly seven years after Ronald Greene died in the custody of Louisiana State Police, the state has agreed to pay millions of dollars to settle...

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    by The Bayou Progressive 1 month ago1 month ago
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    Elections, Law & Justice, National, News, Politics

    After Supreme Court Order, Garcia-Led Lawsuit Becomes Fight Over Whether Louisiana Can Cancel an Election Already Underway

    The legal fight over Louisiana’s suspended congressional primaries changed Monday night, but it did not end. The U.S. Supreme Court issued an order allowing its...

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    by The Bayou Progressive 1 month ago1 month ago
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    Law & Justice, News, Politics

    Federal Judge Blocks Landry-Backed Law Targeting Calvin Duncan’s Clerk Seat

    A federal judge on Sunday blocked Louisiana from enforcing a new state law that would have abolished the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court clerk’s office...

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    by The Bayou Progressive 1 month ago1 month ago
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    Law & Justice, National, News

    Louisiana’s Abortion Pill Case Just Became a National Access Fight

    A federal appeals court on Friday granted Louisiana’s request to reinstate a nationwide in-person dispensing requirement for mifepristone, sharply limiting how patients can access one...

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    by The Bayou Progressive 2 months ago2 months ago
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    Elections, Law & Justice, National, News, Politics

    Louisiana Halts U.S. House Primaries Days Before Early Voting, Saying Congressional Votes Will Not Count

    Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has suspended the state’s May 16 U.S. House primaries days before early voting was set to begin, throwing the congressional elections...

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    by The Bayou Progressive 2 months ago2 months ago
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    Landry Reportedly Plans to Suspend Louisiana Congressional Primaries So Republicans Can Redraw Congressional Map

    Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry is reportedly preparing to suspend next month’s U.S. House primaries so Republican lawmakers can redraw the state’s congressional map before voters...

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    by The Bayou Progressive 2 months ago2 months ago
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    Law & Justice, National, Policy 101, Politics

    What the Supreme Court’s Callais Ruling Could Mean for Louisiana

    The Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais did not merely strike down Louisiana’s second majority-Black congressional district. It gave Louisiana Republicans a road map...

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    by The Bayou Progressive 2 months ago2 months ago
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    Law & Justice, National, News, Politics

    Supreme Court Strikes Down Louisiana’s Second Majority-Black Congressional District

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down Louisiana’s second majority-Black congressional district in Louisiana v. Callais, issuing a major voting rights decision that could...

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    by The Bayou Progressive 2 months ago2 months ago
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    Law & Justice, National, News, Politics

    SCOTUS Hands Big Oil a Win, Blowing Up a Major Louisiana Coastal Accountability Fight

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday handed Chevron and the oil industry a major win in one of Louisiana’s most important environmental cases, wiping away...

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    by The Bayou Progressive 2 months ago2 months ago

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