The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit heard oral arguments on Monday in a civil rights lawsuit accusing St. James Parish, Louisiana, of implementing discriminatory land-use policies that have disproportionately harmed majority-Black neighborhoods. Plaintiffs Inclusive Louisiana, Mount Triumph Baptist Church, and RISE St. James allege that the parish’s 2014 land-use plan “effectively codified”…
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is confronting a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by Anne Breaud, a woman she previously accused of stalking. The lawsuit, which adds to the embattled mayor’s legal challenges, stems from an incident where Breaud photographed Cantrell and her former bodyguard, Jeffrey Vappie, on the balcony of the Tableau restaurant. According…
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a civil rights lawsuit against Michael J. DeWitte, a landlord from Washington, Illinois, accusing him of sexually harassing female tenants and housing applicants in violation of the Fair Housing Act. DeWitte has managed residential rental properties in Peoria and other central Illinois counties since at least 2002. “Landlords…
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