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Alex A. V. Edwards, LA, Plaintiff's Motion to Exclude the Proffered Expert Testimony of Lee Underwood, Solitary Confinement, 2023
Brief • August 15, 2023
Filed under: Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement
Alex A. V. Edwards, LA, Plaintiff's Motion to Exclude the Proffered Expert Testimony of Lee Underwood, Solitary Confinement, 2023 Case 3:22-cv-00573-SDD-RLB Document 219 08/15/23 Page 1 of 14 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA ALEX A., by and through his guardian, Molly Smith, et al., individually …
State of Missouri v. Biden, LA, Judgment-Prelim Injunction, Social Media, 2023
Brief • July 4, 2023
Filed under: Social Media
State of Missouri v. Biden, LA, Judgment-Prelim Injunction, Social Media, 2023 Case 3:22-cv-01213-TAD-KDM Document 294 Filed 07/04/23 Page 1 of 7 PageID #: 26947 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA MONROE DIVISION STATE OF MISSOURI, ET AL. CASE NO. 3:22-CV-01213 VERSUS JUDGE TERRY A. DOUGHTY JOSEPH R BIDEN …
New Orleans Authorizes Facial Recognition to Identity Suspects
Article • June 15, 2023 • from CLN July, 2023
Filed under: Police State-Surveillance, EP2P Software, Identification of Targets
New Orleans Authorizes Facial Recognition to Identity Suspects by Michael Thompson by Michael Dean Thompson The use of facial recognition systems was banned by the New Orleans City Council in 2020, only to be overturned in July of 2022 in response to fears of rising crime despite concerns within the …
Louisiana Jury Selection Illegal According to Recently Passed Bill
Article • June 15, 2023 • from CLN July, 2023
Filed under: Jury Selection
Louisiana Jury Selection Illegal According to Recently Passed Bill by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss January 23, 2023, the Orleans Parish criminal court system halted all active jury trials until further information concerning the summons prices for jury selection could be supplied to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals …
Loyola University - Access Denied-Public Records and Incarcerated People, 2023
Publication • 2023
Filed under: Public Records, Public Records Act
Loyola University - Access Denied-Public Records and Incarcerated People, 2023 LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS COLLEGE OF LAW LEGAL STUDIES RESEARCH PAPER SERIES PAPER NUMBER 2023-05 Access Denied: Public Records and Incarcerated People Andrea Armstrong, Dr. Norman C. Francis Distinguished Professor of Law 19 U. St. Thomas L.J. 220 (2023) This …
News in Brief
Article • April 15, 2023 • from CLN May, 2023
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by News in Brief Alabama: It was announced by the Madison County Sheriff’s Office on Feb. 20, 2023, that a police officer in Madison was arrested, accused of sexual misconduct. AL.com and WHNT in northern Alabama reported that the officer, Kevin Walter, 35, was arrested on Feb. …
News in Brief
Article • February 15, 2023 • from CLN March, 2023
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: The DOJ Civil Rights Division announced on Oct. 21, 2022, that a former sheriff’s deputy in Dallas County was charged with kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman in the middle of the day on Jan. 30, 2020. The Miami Herald reported that the then-active deputy, …
DOJ Investigative Finding-Louisiana DOC, Jan. 2023
Publication • January 25, 2023
Filed under: Overdetention
DOJ Investigative Finding-Louisiana DOC, Jan. 2023 Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections Investigative Findings and Next Steps On January 25, 2023, following an extensive investigation, the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Rights Division and the three U.S. Attorney’s Offices for the State of Louisiana notified the Louisiana Department …
Investigation of the Lousiana Dept. Of Public Safety & Corrections-Jan. 2023
Publication • January 25, 2023
Filed under: Overdetention
Investigation of the Lousiana Dept. Of Public Safety & Corrections-Jan. 2023 INVESTIGATION OF THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY & CORRECTIONS United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division January 25, 2023 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................. 1 II. SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................ 1 III. INVESTIGATION .................................................................................................................. 3 IV. BACKGROUND .................................................................................................................... …
News in Brief
Article • January 15, 2023 • from CLN February, 2023
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: WBMA in Birmingham reported that a former probation officer in Fayette County was convicted of sexual misconduct on Dec. 8, 2022. The former officer, Michael Steven Painter, 51, was found guilty on charges of using his office for personal gain and custodial sexual misconduct — …
Fifth Circuit: District Court Erred in Finding That a Fourth Amendment Stop Did Not Occur
Article • January 15, 2023 • from CLN February, 2023
Filed under: Procedural Default/Error, Terry Stops
Fifth Circuit: District Court Erred in Finding That a Fourth Amendment Stop Did Not Occur by Harold Hempstead by Harold Hempstead The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana erred in finding that a Fourth Amendment stop …
Fifth Circuit Denies Absolute Immunity for Prosecutor Who Fabricated Evidence in Murder Conviction and Death Sentence
Article • December 15, 2022 • from CLN January, 2023
Filed under: False Statements, Testimony or Documents, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified, Fabrication of Evidence
Fifth Circuit Denies Absolute Immunity for Prosecutor Who Fabricated Evidence in Murder Conviction and Death Sentence by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed an order of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana that denied absolute immunity to …
Fifth Circuit Announces Louisiana Aggravated Assault With Firearm Still Not ‘Crime of Violence’ After 2012 Amendment for Purposes of Sentencing Guidelines
Article • November 15, 2022 • from CLN December, 2022
Filed under: U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Solicitation to Commit a Crime of Violence
Fifth Circuit Announces Louisiana Aggravated Assault With Firearm Still Not ‘Crime of Violence’ After 2012 Amendment for Purposes of Sentencing Guidelines by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that a prior conviction for aggravated assault with a firearm under Louisiana state …
Louisiana Supreme Court Announces Conviction of Lesser Included Offense Subsequently Vacated as Unconstitutional Constitutes Implied Acquittal of Higher Charge; Double Jeopardy Bars Retrial on Higher ...
Article • November 15, 2022 • from CLN December, 2022
Filed under: U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Double jeopardy, New Trial/Judgment of Acquittal
Louisiana Supreme Court Announces Conviction of Lesser Included Offense Subsequently Vacated as Unconstitutional Constitutes Implied Acquittal of Higher Charge; Double Jeopardy Bars Retrial on Higher Charge by Jacob Barrett by Jacob Barrett In a case of first impression, the Supreme Court of Louisiana held double jeopardy bars the reinstatement and …
News in Brief
Article • November 15, 2022 • from CLN December, 2022
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: Court documents revealed the week of Oct. 3, 2022, show that a former Brookside police chief, Mike Jones, was indicted by a grand jury for speeding and impersonating an officer. AL.com reported that Jones had resigned from his post as the town’s Chief of Police …
News in Brief
Article • October 15, 2022 • from CLN November, 2022
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Arkansas: A Mulberry police officer and two sheriff’s deputies from Crawford County were suspended after a video surfaced appearing to show them beating a man suspected of making violent threats. Maine Public Radio reported that the three officers were videoed by a bystander as they held …
News in Brief
Article • September 15, 2022 • from CLN October, 2022
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: On August 4, 2022, the Vincent City Council voted to fully dissolve the city’s police force after racist text messages by a top officer were discovered, CNN reported. The city is home to about 2,000 residents and until the vote by the council, had just …
Woman Raped on the Street in French Quarter, Police Unresponsive as Bystander Pleads for Them To Help Victim
Article • August 20, 2022
Filed under: Sexual Assault, Police
Woman Raped on the Street in French Quarter, Police Unresponsive as Bystander Pleads for Them To Help Victim by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On the night of July 26, 2022, an unconscious Black female was raped on the corner of Toulouse and Royal in New Orleans’ French …
News in Brief
Article • August 15, 2022 • from CLN September, 2022
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Canada: Techdirt reported that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (“RCMP”), a division of that country’s federal law enforcement akin to the FBI, used malware to spy on people’s personal communications. The report came after the RCMP admitted to doing so in the summer of 2022. The …
Fifth Circuit Affirms Habeas Relief and New Trial Based on Counsel’s Failure to Interview State’s Key Eyewitness in Murder Case
Article • May 1, 2022 • from CLN May, 2022
Filed under: Pre-Trial Restraint, Eyewitness Testimony, Appeal
Fifth Circuit Affirms Habeas Relief and New Trial Based on Counsel’s Failure to Interview State’s Key Eyewitness in Murder Case by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Finding that defense counsel’s failure to interview the State’s key eyewitness in a Louisiana murder case constituted ineffective assistance of counsel under Strickland v. …
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