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Delay sought in upcoming Mississippi execution as condemned challenge death methods

"This civil action is not about whether any of the five plaintiffs, including Mr. Loden, should be executed, but about what the methods of execution should be."

Mississippi Clarion Ledger

Louisiana appeals court affirms judgment against former D.A. Cannizzaro for his arbitrary and capricious failureto produce public records related to improper Article 66 subpoenas

NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal issued its opinion on March 17, 2021, affirming the ruling of Judge Ethel Julien of the Civil District Court for Orleans Parish that former District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro is liable to New Orleans attorney Emily Washington for the arbitrary and capricious failure to produce public...

LDF and MJC File Appeal in Mississippi Jury Discrimination Lawsuit

LOUISIANA — The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) and the Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center (MJC) have filed a brief appealing a September 2020 district court decision dismissing its jury discrimination case, Attala County NAACP v. Evans. LDF and MJC had filed suit on behalf of the Attala County, Mississippi branch...

DA’s office asks state appeals court to reverse ruling in fake subpoena records case

“We were surprised that counsel for District Attorney Jason Williams defended the actions of prior District Attorney Cannizzaro who withheld these subpoena records for years in violation of the Public Records Act,” said MJC's Hannah Lommers-Johnson.

The Lens

Bayou Bridge Pipeline protesters’ lawsuit against company can proceed, judge rules

"Although the pipeline has been built, our clients’ voices will not be silenced by these tactics," MJC's Jim Craig said.

NOLA

Court: Pipeline construction company can be sued for violation of civil rights in arrests of three Louisiana water protectors

Lawsuit alleges that pipeline company co-opted Louisiana law enforcement to target environmental protesters with felony charges   LOUISIANA – Yesterday, Chief Judge Shelly Dick of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana denied a motion to dismiss filed by Bayou Bridge Pipeline LLC (BBP) in the federal civil rights lawsuit filed...

Judge dismisses lawsuit against DA Doug Evans

"If you don’t have an opportunity to raise those claims in the state court proceeding, and you don’t have an opportunity to raise them in federal court, you basically have a right without a remedy,” MJC's Jim Craig said. “That’s unacceptable.”

APM Reports

New Orleans prosecutor faces $50,000 penalty in records case

"The District Attorney used false pretenses to compel witnesses to come to his office, sought to jail those who did not appear, and tried to cover up this odious practice by refusing to comply with the Public Records Law,” said MJC's Jim Craig.

AP News

New Orleans DA hit with $50k penalty for failing to provide fake subpoenas under records request

"We hope the Court’s judgment of over $50,000 in penalties will deter the next district attorney from attempting to evade judicial scrutiny of the office’s subpoena requests and public scrutiny of its practices,” said MJC's Jim Craig.

NOLA.com

Judge rules D.A. Cannizzaro must personally pay over $51K in penalties for his capricious failure to produce public records

NEW ORLEANS – Judge Ethel Julien of the Civil District Court for Orleans Parish has entered judgment against District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro finding him liable for the arbitrary and capricious failure to produce public records related to the use of Article 66 subpoenas. The ruling was issued on July 27 in a public records lawsuit...