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Louisiana court halts criminal indictment against state attorney general

Republican Liz Murrill was indicted for the alleged intimidation of New Orleans elected officials

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Louisiana Republican attorney general indicted on criminal charges, accused of threatening local officials. Arrest warrant issued

She says these are "corrupt indictments".

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Republican Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill indicted on 16 felony counts

The indictment alleges Murrill warned eight New Orleans officials that they could face removal from their positions for fighting legislation that eliminated a court clerk role

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Louisiana payout cannot erase pain of Ronald Greene death by police – lawyer

Ben Crump says $4.85m police settlement over fatal traffic stop helps to show how ‘truth must always come to light’

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Super Bowl halftime performer who ran with protest flag found guilty of resisting an officer

A performer who disrupted Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime performance has been found guilty of resisting an officer

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Supreme Court Asked to Restore Mail Access to Abortion Pill After Sweeping Appellate Ruling

Two makers of the abortion pill mifepristone asked the Supreme Court to block a federal appellate ruling that cut off mail-order access to the drug, in what legal experts are calling the most significant jolt to abortion policy since the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

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A federal court blocked a widely used abortion pill from distribution by mail. Here's what to know

A federal appeals court has restricted access to one of the most common means of abortion in the U.S. by blocking the mailing of mifepristone

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Sheriff charged after 10 inmates escape from New Orleans jail via a toilet

A special grand jury charged Orleans Parish Susan Hutson with 30 counts just days before she leaves office

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Louisiana halts House elections after Supreme Court map ruling

The delay gives the Legislature time to draw a new map, Gov. Landry says.

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Louisiana Faces Election Shake-Up After Supreme Court Weakens Voting Rights Act

Louisiana has suspended its May congressional primaries after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the state's majority-Black congressional district, forcing officials to halt elections that were days away from early voting.

Latin Times

Louisiana primaries will proceed with US House races on ballot but votes ‘will not be counted’, secretary of state says – as it happened

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New Orleans sheriff indicted after investigation into brazen jailbreak and escape of 10 inmates

A grand jury indicted Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson on 30 felony counts Wednesday following a state probe into one of the largest jailbreaks in the nation’s history that occurred under her watch last year

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High school senior identified as person killed in shooting at Lousiana mall

Martha Odom, 17, died from a gunshot wound to the chest according to the local coroner’s statement

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‘Joyful’ student weeks from graduation identified as victim killed in Louisiana mall shooting

A 43-year-old man wounded in the shootout is still hospitalized and in critical condition

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Judge refuses to block sending abortion pill by mail for now, but says FDA must finish review

A federal judge has ruled that the abortion drug mifepristone can continue to be dispensed by mail to people with prescriptions, at least for now

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Melanie Curtin Acquitted in Rape Retrial After Life Sentence Was Overturned: 'I'm Looking Forward to Freedom'

A Louisiana jury acquitted Melanie Curtin of rape and voyeurism charges after 2.5 hours, ending a retrial linked to ex-deputy Dennis Perkins.

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Louisiana schools can display Ten Commandments, appeals court rules

Court lifted injunction on law requiring display of religious text in every public school classroom

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California refuses to extradite doctor over abortion pill: ‘Not today. Not ever’

Gavin Newsom says state will reject Louisiana’s ask, citing laws protecting providers from out-of-state prosecution

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Newsom gives blunt answer when Louisiana asks to extradite a California doctor charged with aiding an abortion

Louisiana has some of the strictest abortion laws in the country

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Louisiana seeks California doctor’s extradition, testing the limits of shield laws

Louisiana is pushing to extradite a California doctor accused of mailing abortion pills, challenging laws that protect telehealth providers shipping these pills nationwide

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Louisiana officials seek to extradite abortion provider from California

Louisiana law enforcement officials allege California doctor mailed abortion pills to a woman in the southern state

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Louisiana pastor convicted of abusing teenage congregant

Milton Otto Martin III, who has been accused by several alleged victims of assault, convicted of indecent behavior

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Grand jury indicts former Louisiana House Speaker for allegedly stealing rare state artifact

A grand jury indicted former Louisiana House Speaker Clay Schexnayder for allegedly stealing a rare artifact that had gone missing from the state capitol

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Roblox, which is being sued by 2 US states for endangering children, earns praise from the US Attorney General Alliance for 'promoting safe, more positive digital experiences'

Roblox is an inaugural partner in the new Partnership for Youth Online Safety initiative.

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Louisiana judge orders review of Gulf Coast liquefied natural gas facility's climate change impacts

A Louisiana judge has tossed out a key permit for a liquefied natural gas facility that won approval from President Donald Trump’s administration

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