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Despite scant plans and heated criticism, Louisiana Senate committee passes bills to overhaul New Orleans courts
Drastic legislative cuts would eliminate 11 judgeships and would defund the position of recently elected clerk Calvin Duncan. [...] Read More... from Despite scant plans and heated criticism, Louisiana Senate committee passes bills to overhaul New Orleans courts The post Despite scant plans and heated criticism, Louisiana Senate committee passes bills to ove
Louisiana Senate rejects amendment to let newly elected clerk Calvin Duncan serve his term
In ‘deeply troubling’ move, senators pass three bills, cutting Duncan’s Orleans clerk position along with 11 New Orleans judges. [...] Read More... from Louisiana Senate rejects amendment to let newly elected clerk Calvin Duncan serve his term The post Louisiana Senate rejects amendment to let newly elected clerk Calvin Duncan serve his term appeared first o
Hearing at Loyola gives a rare look ‘behind the curtain,’ at an often-invisible part of Louisiana’s justice system
An on-campus hearing showed decisions about freedom decided in real time, for men who have prepared for decades for a chance at parole. [...] Read More... from Hearing at Loyola gives a rare look ‘behind the curtain,’ at an often-invisible part of Louisiana’s justice system The post Hearing at Loyola gives a rare look ‘behind the curtain,’ at an often-invisi
Senate judiciary committee advances a bill to review split-jury convictions. Advocates say it falls short.
One of three legislative proposals to revisit non-unanimous jury verdicts is moving forward, but advocates and attorneys push for two other options that are more likely to deliver justice, they say. [...] Read More... from Senate judiciary committee advances a bill to review split-jury convictions. Advocates say it falls short. The post Senate judiciary comm
A Farm Line ruling could reshape daily life inside Angola
An imminent federal ruling could leave Angola’s Farm Line intact. Or it could deeply reshape daily work assignments for hundreds of incarcerated men. [...] Read More... from A Farm Line ruling could reshape daily life inside Angola The post A Farm Line ruling could reshape daily life inside Angola appeared first on The Lens .
New Louisiana law limiting disclosure of juror information takes effect August 1
While supporters say that Act 284 protects juror privacy, critics say that it goes too far, by not allowing exceptions for investigating case improprieties, making it impossible for wrongly convicted people to expose the errors in their convictions. [...] Read More... from New Louisiana law limiting disclosure of juror information takes effect August 1 The p