| Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Louisiana Newsletter for Sunday August 06, 2023 ( 2 items ) |
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FIFTH CIRCUIT RULES IN FAVOR OF ACLU JUSTICE LAB CLIENT, SENDING ST. TAMMANY PARISH POLICE MISCONDUCT CASE TO TRIAL
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 3 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2023:
In a significant victory for police accountability in Louisiana, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling in the case of ACLU of Louisiana Justice Lab client Bruce Washington, a 54-year-old Black man and St. Tammany Parish resident who was illegally frisked by St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Deputy Alexander Thomas during an unnecessary traffic
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Institute for Justice: Louisiana Inmate Held 525 Days Past His Release Seeks Justice
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 3 -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2023:
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Qualified Immunity Could Stand in the Way
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For over a decade, Louisiana's prison system has regularly held inmates past their release dates. Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Justice found that the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections has been violating the constitutional rights of people in its custody. But holding the long-time head of the syste
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