Liz Murrill

  • Trump’s Justice Department Ends Decades-Old Desegregation Order

    In a significant legal development with potential nationwide implications, the U.S. Department of Justice this week ended a long-standing school desegregation order in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. The move may signal president Donald Trump’s administration’s intent to dismantle similar court-enforced mandates established during the Civil Rights Movement, according to experts. The Justice Department, under the leadership…

  • Doctor and Mother Indicted for Enabling Minor’s Abortion via Mifepristone

    A Louisiana grand jury has indicted a New York doctor and a Louisiana mother for their alleged roles in enabling a minor’s abortion using the drug Mifepristone. The indictment, announced Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, has sparked a heated debate over reproductive rights and interstate legal conflicts. Dr. Margaret Carpenter, a New York-based physician, is accused…