FIFTH CIRCUIT RULES IN FAVOR OF ACLU JUSTICE LAB CLIENT, SENDING ST. TAMMANY PARISH POLICE MISCONDUCT CASE TO TRIAL
August 03, 2023
August 03, 2023
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 unnecess . . .
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 unnecess . . .