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Criminal Libel Arrest for Criticism of Police Officer Was Unconstitutional

Louisiana's criminal libel law was repealed in 2021, but even before that it had been held unconstitutional as to prosecutions for libels of public officials, and more broadly as to prosecutions for libels on matters of public concern. Judge Jane Triche Milazzo's opinion yesterday in Rogers v. Smith (E.D. La.)…

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Louisiana S. Ct. Precludes Prosecution of Pastor for Violation of Early-Pandemic Gathering Size Limits

From Justice William Crain's opinion today (joined by Justices Scott Crichton, James Genovese, Jay McCallum, and Jefferson Hughes III) in State v. Spell, dealing with a prosecution for actions on March 31, 2020; the court basically applies the U.S. Supreme Court's similar decisions in Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn v.…

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Missouri. Louisiana. Arizona. Patients are already traveling hundreds of miles to have abortions in Illinois

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. — The call came into the southern Illinois abortion clinic on a recent weekday: A young woman from Missouri was on the line, frantic because she no longer had the money to pay for her $470 procedure, which was scheduled for the next day.

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On immigration, advocates say a 'shadow Trump administration' is tying Biden's hands

A federal judge in Louisiana holds a hearing today about the future of Title 42. Immigrant advocates say it's the latest attempt by Republican-led states to block Biden's immigration agenda in court.

WEKU

Brickbat: You Didn't Learn That Here

The Louisiana state Senate Education Committee has approved a bill barring students from accessing pornography or sexually explicit material on public university WiFi or internet services. State Sen. Beth Mizell, R–Franklinton, the author of the bill, said an investigation that found Louisiana State University mishandled numerous complaints of sexual misconduct…

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Louisiana abortion patients will not be charged with homicide after legislators gut bill

Anti-abortion legislators clash over whether to punish women who have abortions

The Independent UK

Court set to rule on planned end to border expulsion policy

WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Louisiana appears poised to step in as early as Friday to block the Biden administration from ending pandemic-related asylum restrictions later this month, something Republicans and some Democrats have pushed to do in Congress.

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US oil refineries spewing cancer-causing benzene into communities, report finds

Analysis shows alarming level of benzene at fence-line of facilities in Texas, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Indiana and US Virgin Islands

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3 Louisiana state troopers are charged in the beating of a Black motorist

The battery charges in the 2020 arrest of Antonio Harris come amid mounting scrutiny of the state's top law enforcement agency over allegations of excessive force — particularly against Black people.

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Louisiana state troopers charged in beating of Black man

Three Louisiana State Police troopers have been charged with simple battery, accused of beating a Black motorist after a chase

The Independent UK

Louisiana debates murder charge for women who get abortions

Louisiana's House of Representatives is debating whether women who get abortions should face prosecution for murder

The Independent UK

Popeyes is opening two more restaurants - and its next one will open in June

Popeyes – which launched in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1972 - opened its first UK branch in Westfield Stratford, London, in November last year. It has confirmed two more restaurants will open this year

Daily Mirror

Louisiana governor opposes ‘patently unconstitutional’ bill to classify abortion as homicide

Anti-abortion legislators intend to amend bill’s language as state braces for Supreme Court decision

The Independent UK

Former La. police boss faces contempt in Ronald Greene probe

Lawmakers investigating the deadly arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene have voted to hold the former head of the Louisiana State Police in contempt for defying a subpoena and refusing to turn over his handwritten journals

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Review: 'The Crocodile Bride,' by Ashleigh Bell Pedersen

FICTION: Set in the swamps of Louisiana in the early 1980s, this novel is rich with myth and mystery.

The Independent UK

3 years on, Ronald Greene's family still waiting for justice

Three years ago, when a beaten and battered Ronald Greene drew his final breath on a rural roadside, his death in Louisiana State Police custody seemed destined for obscurity

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Non-unanimous verdicts at issue at Louisiana high court

Louisiana’s Supreme Court is preparing to hear arguments on whether a ban on non-unanimous jury verdicts must apply retroactively

WEKU

Abortion providers and advocates experience déjà vu as Roe v. Wade is threatened

Two abortion providers and an abortion support group leader share how they are preparing for a potential overturning of Roe v. Wade after the recent leak of a Supreme Court draft opinion.

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BetMGM To Be Sports Betting Partner Of Houston Astros

BetMGM, has been named as the exclusive Sports Betting Partner of the Houston Astros. BetMGM is a sports betting and gaming entertainment company born out of a partnership between MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) and Entain Plc (OTC:GMVHY). The move marks BetMGM’s entry into Texas. Under the agreement, BetMGM signage will be prominently featured at Minute…

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Appalachian State Mountaineers Preview 2022: Season Prediction, Breakdown, Key Games, Players

Appalachian State College Football Preview 2022: Team breakdown, season prediction, keys to the campaign, and what you need to know

The Guardian - US

To Reasonable Rational People counseling calm about abortion: Aaaarrggh!

Worried the Republicans will follow up their attack on reproductive rights by taking our other rights? You should be

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Life in prison for stealing $20: how The Division is taking apart brutal criminal sentences

Part two: The New Orleans’ civil rights division reckons with a case involving an egregious sentence – and a policy that has punished the city’s poorest for decades

The Guardian - US

Louisiana legislator pushes bills benefiting the oil and gas industry — and her husband

Internal emails show Louisiana state senator Sharon Hewitt worked on a bill with a company that had financial ties to her spouse

The Guardian - US

Inside the Division: how a small team of US prosecutors fight decades of shocking injustice

Part one: In New Orleans, a man pleaded his innocence for 28 years. Was there evidence that could set him free?

The Guardian - US

Schumer announces Senate abortion rights vote: ‘America will be watching’ – as it happened

Senate to vote on legislation codifying abortion rights into federal law but measure has next to no chance of passing in divided chamber

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