In his ongoing quest to ensure Louisiana women do not have access to safe abortions, Attorney General Jeff Landry convinced a three-judge panel of the 1st Circuit Court of Appeal to reinstate the “trigger ban” on abortions on July 29. The ban is expected to take effect almost immediately. The abortion clinics and doctors who are the plaintiffs in the case also have the option to mount an appeal with the Louisiana Supreme Court. Attorneys for the abortion providers were disappointed that the court did not allow them to file opposition to Landry’s motion.
Category: Criminal Justice
DA Jason Williams Acquitted on All Counts of Federal Tax Fraud
July 28, 2022After a torturous six day trial and 16 hours of jury deliberations, New Orleans District Attorney Jason Williams walked out of federal court a free man today after a jury […]
Justice Department Investigating Former President Donald Trump
July 27, 2022Was something illegal going on in the Oval Office? “No one, no one is above the law,” said U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland yesterday as the Department of Justice (DOJ) […]
New Orleans Files Ordinance to Prevent Use of Public Money for Prosecuting Abortions
June 29, 2022On Tuesday, the City of New Orleans filed an ordinance that prohibits law enforcement and City departments from using public funds to prosecute abortions. Enforcing the state’s trigger law banning abortion is the “lowest priority for the City,” the ordinance says.
Operation Restoration Offers a Community of Support and Resources for Women Impacted by Incarceration
June 15, 2022Operation Restoration is an organization that was founded in 2016 by Syrita Steib with the goal to build a community and support system for women impacted by incarceration through education. […]
War on Menthol – An Op-Ed by Kim Ford
June 13, 2022As America continues to be the number one country in the world for new incarcerations, we can no longer continue to sit silently in the wake of yet another oppressive and biased War on Drugs.
New Orleans ‘Takeover’ By Baton Rouge Car Clubs, Street Racing Groups Outrages Residents, Officials
June 6, 2022A so-called “takeover” of New Orleans streets by several Baton Rouge car clubs and street racing groups has resulted in outrage from both New Orleans officials and residents after several social media videos showing street racers backing up traffic, blocking police vehicles, and then jumping on them when police attempted to get through went viral on Sunday.
Jim Crow Juries, Bill to Fix Them
June 3, 2022After a month, a bill (HB1077 by Representative Randal Gaines (D-57)) still waits in the House to potentially provide justice to those who were convicted with a non-unanimous jury. The […]
CANS Can’t Stand, Exposes Controversial Law and Trans Activists Fighting For It’s Repeal in Documentary
June 3, 2022For forty years, police and prosecutors have weaponized Louisiana’s Crime Against Nature by Solicitation (CANS) law to terrorize queer/trans Louisianians. A documentary by filmmakers Matt Nadel and Megan Plotka entitled […]
Groups Come Together in Support of CROWN ACT
May 18, 2022More than 20 groups have joined together to leverage their power and push for the passage of what has been monikered the CROWN Act (House Bill 41), which would protect […]
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