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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Louisiana Newsletter for Sunday February 18, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Institute for Justice: Fifth Circuit Declines to Rehear Innocent Woman's Case Seeking Compensation After SWAT Team Destroyed House
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 16 -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: * * * Woman Will Petition Supreme Court * * * On Wednesday, the full 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined to rehear the case of an innocent woman who is seeking compensation after a SWAT team destroyed her McKinney, Texas home while pursuing a fugitive in 2020. Vicki Baker, represented by the Institute for Justice (IJ), will now file a petition with the United States Supreme  more

National Credit Union Foundation Announces New Board Of Directors
MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 13 -- The National Credit Union Foundation issued the following news release: The National Credit Union Foundation (the Foundation) confirmed four new members of its volunteer Board of Directors and the reappointment of four others. New members appointed to the board include Enrique Delgadillo, President/CEO of BALANCE, Juan Fernandez, President/CEO of the Louisiana Credit Union League, David Sweitzer, Chief Experience Officer of TruStage, and Jenny Vipperman, Presiden  more

Texas Public Policy Foundation Statement on the Standing Up to the Executive Branch for Immigration Enforcement Act
AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 16 -- The Texas Public Policy Foundation issued the following statement on Feb. 15, 2024: * * * Congressmen Dan Bishop and Chip Roy introduced the Standing Up to the Executive Branch for Immigration Enforcement Act (The SUE for Immigration Enforcement Act), which the Judiciary Committee with mark up today. Following the release of the bill, TPPF's Joshua Trevino issued the following statement: "The bill is a direct response to the Supreme Court's decision in United States   more