Louisiana
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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is once again leading the charge to curtail a key provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act (VRA), a campaign he began over three decades ago. With a now-conservative-leaning Supreme Court, his long-held views may be closer than ever to becoming binding precedent. At the center of the current battle…
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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…
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On Tuesday, a federal judge struck down a Louisiana law that mandated displaying the Ten Commandments in all public school classrooms, deeming it unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge John deGravelles called the law “discriminatory and coercive,” marking a temporary setback for conservative groups pushing for greater public expressions of faith. Public schools in the U.S. often…
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The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans has ruled that Louisiana can end a 32-year-old consent decree designed to ensure Black voters have a fair chance to elect representatives to the state’s Supreme Court. In an 11-7 decision on Thursday, the court overturned a lower court judge’s requirement that Louisiana prove it…
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Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry has signed an executive order requiring state executive agencies to include a disclaimer on voter registration forms, explicitly stating that noncitizens are prohibited from registering to vote and participating in elections. The order was signed on Monday and aims to reinforce the limitations on voting rights as established by both federal…
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Former mayor of a Louisiana town, Misty Clanton, was arrested and charged with third-degree rape involving a minor, just five days after resigning from her position. Clanton, who stepped down abruptly on July 27, 2024, turned herself in to authorities on August 1 following allegations of sexual misconduct. The Louisiana State Police reported receiving a…
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Nnine families, including several clergy, sued Louisiana over a new law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in all public school classrooms. The complaint argued that displaying the Ten Commandments violates the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, stating it “cannot be reconciled with the fundamental religious-freedom principles that animated the founding of our…
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The ACLU has filed a lawsuit on behalf of Louisiana families with children in public schools to challenge a new state law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every classroom, calling it “blatantly unconstitutional.” Republican Gov. Jeff Landry signed H.B. 71 into law on Wednesday, making Louisiana the first state to mandate the…
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Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry signed a bill on Wednesday that mandates displaying the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom, making Louisiana the only state with such a requirement. The American Civil Liberties Union immediately announced plans to sue to block the law, citing violations of the constitutional separation of church and state and a…
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Victoria Cornejo Barrera thought the legal helpline for workers sounded too good to be true and wondered if it was a scam. A month earlier, Cornejo Barrera had been forced to take leave from her job as head custodian at a South Carolina high school after she turned in a doctor’s note asking to be…
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