While Louisiana Solicitor General Elizabeth Murrill said the justices should be cautious about reading Sixth Amendment as requiring unanimous juries in state criminal proceedings because it would imperil the convictions of 32, Justice Neil Gorsuch had other interests in mind... ..…
Supreme Court has agreed to hear challenge to Louisiana law that sets requirements on clinics and doctors, case that could lead to the court overturning major abortion-related decision justices made under different bench makeup.. ..…
WASHINGTON — Taking up its first batch of cases since the summer recess, Supreme Court accepted dueling appeals over new Louisiana abortion rules.. ..…
Supreme Court on Friday agreed to take up abortion case that could lead to new curbs on access to the procedure as it considers the legality of Republican-backed Louisiana law that imposes restrictions on abortion doctors... ..…
Supreme Court agreed Friday to review the constitutionality of Louisiana law that requires doctors at abortion clinics to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals... ..…
His lawyer set to work on another appeal, alleging that sending Francis back to the electric chair for time was cruel and punishment, amounted to double jeopardy, and violation of his due process rights. ..…
He was also one of the youngest lawyers, at age 26, to argue and win a major case before the Louisiana Supreme Court. . ..…
justice of Louisiana Supreme Court, Martinez addresses ABA's commitment to due process for asylum-seekers and other immigrants.. ..…
Johnson — the 25th chief justice of Louisiana’s Supreme Court, the state’s second female and first African-American chief justice — received the William H. ..…
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Many DAs—including Terrell in Rapides—make most of their money from LACE, according to documents filed with the Louisiana Supreme Court. . ..…
Senate President Pro-Tem Gerald Long introduced Senate Concurrent Resolution 37 which requests review of attorney advertising by Louisiana Supreme Court and Louisiana Bar Association. ..…
Hope Medical Group for Women, Louisiana-based abortion clinic, filed petition for certiorari Wednesday asking US Supreme Court to strike down Louisiana abortion law requiring abortion providers to have admitting privileges at hospital.. ..…
He also was one of the youngest lawyers, at age 26, and win major case before Louisiana Supreme Court... ..…
Supreme Court reverses decision and bans jury convictions, Louisiana prosecutors say they may have to retry thousands of cases or let some inmates out of prison... ..…
In 2017, Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal supported the constitutionality of nonunanimous verdicts, and Louisiana Supreme Court declined to review the holding.. ..…
News reports made big about the fact that Chief Justice John Roberts chose to vote with the four justices. ..…
News reports made big about the fact that Chief Justice John Roberts chose to vote with the four justices. ..…
The case was argued and decided not long and Justices Stephen Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Anthony Kennedy voted to strike down Texas Whole Women's Health v. ..…
The justices said by 5-4 vote Thursday that they will not allow the state to put into effect law that requires abortion providers to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals.. ..…
Supreme Court's decision to block Louisiana law related to abortion services gets the attention of locals and people around the country... ..…
SCOTUS Halts Louisiana Abortion Law for Now, But Fate of. ..…
Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh sided with the law, and Kavanaugh also wrote dissent from the order, 's restrictions.. ..…
Supreme Court, divided 5-4, has blocked implementation of Louisiana law nearly identical to Texas law the high court struck down in 2016. ..…
Late last night, Supreme Court blocked Louisiana law from going into effect, the abortion rights ruling February 8, 2019 · 8 comments.. ..…
In decision, with Chief Justice John Roberts as the swing vote, the justices granted June Medical Services, LLC v. ..…
Pro-life and pro-choice activists during March for Life in front of Supreme Court on Jan 19, 2018. ..…
Louisiana cannot implement law that opponents say would have left one doctor eligible to provide abortions in the state, U.S. ..…
The USA Today Network asked state religious leaders to share their thoughts on Supreme Court's ruling on Louisiana's law. ..…
WASHINGTON, DC The Supreme Court issued temporary stay on Thursday of lower court order blocking Louisiana law that would have required abortion doctors to have admitting privileges at nearby hospital.. ..…
In order, the justices needed more time to review the documentation on arguments for and against the law, Louisiana's Unsafe Abortion Protection Act. ..…
Alito Jr on Friday stayed implementation of law until Thursday to allow U.S. ..…
The Center for Reproductive Rights says the law under review can't meet the needs of approximately 10,000 women. ..…
Louisiana will join the abysmal ranks of states with only one provider. ..…
With two Trump-nominated conservative justices -- Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh -- on Supreme Court, Louisiana law almost identical to Texas one is before the courts and the outcome could be different.. ..…
WASHINGTON — A Louisiana law due to take effect on Monday presents Supreme Court with its first test on the hot-button issue of abortion.. ..…
Abortion rights groups filed emergency request asking Supreme Court to block restrictions from going into effect Louisiana that are similar those Supreme Court struck down more than two years ago.. ..…
Greg Guidry is a Justice on the Louisiana Supreme Court, where he has served since 2009. ..…
In 1960, Harris’s case challenging segregation, “Hoston v. the State of Louisiana,” went to the Louisiana Supreme Court. ..…
In 2015, civil rights groups, including NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, challenged the law arguing that estimated 118,000 potential voters lacked the proper photo ID however, federal court dismissed January 2018. ..…
But the Louisiana Supreme Court struck down the amendment on the basis that the ballot language was poorly written. . ..…
The Louisiana Supreme Court earlier this year also ruled in favor of charter schools and a similar case is now pending at the highest court in Mississippi. . . . ..…
Louisiana's Supreme Court upheld the punishment as constitutional. . The Supreme Court should issue a ruling in the case of Kennedy vs. ..…
Louisiana voters approved an amendment in 1998 which prevented convicted felons from seeking or holding public office for 15 years following the completion of their sentences, however, this was struck down by the Louisiana Supreme Court in 2016. . ..…
Another federal judge struck down Wednesday that required abortion doctors to have hospital admitting privileges for patient emergencies, this time Louisiana... ..…
In Florida, in Bradford County, Miami-Dade County, Monroe County, Okeechobee County, and Pinellas County. ..…
Charles Plattsmier, who uses the poorly defined “clear and convincing standard” to prosecute wayward attorneys for the Louisiana Supreme Court, says there is little difference between “clear and convincing” and “beyond a reasonable doubt.” ..…