Kill Now, Think Later: MDOC has not studied any of the alternative methods of...
NEW ORLEANS – The civil rights law firm that represents Mississippi death-sentenced prisoners in litigation against the lethal injection drugs chosen by the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC)...
View ArticleLawsuit Alleges State Judges in Bossier Parish Routinely Violate...
SHREVEPORT, La. – A federal class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of impoverished people charged with minor crimes in Bossier Parish, where orders from the 26th Judicial District Court result...
View ArticleBaton Rouge Protesters File Lawsuit Alleging Baton Rouge Law Enforcement...
BATON ROUGE – Soon after peaceful demonstrations brought national attention to brutal and racially discriminatory policing by Baton Rouge area law enforcement, local government leaders and law...
View ArticleOrleans District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro’s Controversial Subpoenas Prompt...
NEW ORLEANS – A lawsuit was filed Friday against Orleans District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro in light of his office’s controversial practice of gathering evidence using subpoenas that do not have the...
View ArticleFederal Lawsuit Seeks Order Prohibiting Lafayette Parish Officials from...
LAFAYETTE, La. – A federal class action lawsuit alleges that officials of the 15th Judicial District Court and Sheriff’s Office in Lafayette routinely violate the constitutional rights of impoverished...
View ArticleLawsuit Targets Orleans Magistrate Judge Cantrell’s Unjust Bond Practice
Federal class action alleges conflict of interest and constitutional rights violations as Judge uses bail to bolster Court’s budgetNEW ORLEANS – A federal class action lawsuit alleges Orleans...
View ArticleLouisiana State Prison Obstructs Investigation into Disability Abuse...
LOUISIANA - A federal lawsuit argues that the Louisiana Department of Corrections and David Wade Correctional Center (DWCC) have deliberately impeded an investigation into allegations of serious...
View ArticleLawsuit Brought For Illegal Detention
Despite completion of sentences, plaintiffs remained in custody for five additional months NEW ORLEANS – The Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center of New Orleans has filed a lawsuit on behalf...
View ArticleMacArthur Justice Center Sues Private Prison for Withholding Information
New Orleans – The Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center of New Orleans has filed a lawsuit against Allen Correctional Center, which is run by a private contractor for the Louisiana Department...
View ArticleSecond Lawsuit Brought This Month For Illegal Detention
Despite judges’ orders, individuals detained for months past release datesNEW ORLEANS – The Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center of New Orleans has filed a lawsuit on behalf of three...
View ArticleSettlement Reached in Favor of Prisoner Punished for Speaking to the Press
William Kissinger was sent to solitary for discussing prison conditionsNEW ORLEANS – A settlement has been reached in a federal lawsuit brought on behalf of William Kissinger, a prisoner at Louisiana...
View ArticleMacArthur Justice Center Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Gretna, Louisiana...
City-Appointed Court Officials Exploit Fees, Fines from Traffic Violations and Misdemeanors to Generate 13.5% of Gretna General FundThe Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center has filed a federal...
View ArticleClass Action Lawsuit Filed Against Louisiana Prison for Abusing Prisoners and...
David Wade Correctional Center’s policy of “extended lockdown” results in deteriorating mental health, including self-harm, repeated suicide attempts LOUISIANA –A federal class action lawsuit has been...
View ArticleLouisiana District Attorney and Detective Accused of Fabricating Evidence and...
A federal civil rights suit filed late yesterday by the MacArthur Justice Center alleges that Louisiana law enforcement officials fabricated an eyewitness account that sent an innocent man to prison...
View ArticleFederal Court Rules Orleans Parish Magistrate Judge Violating Constitutional...
Ruling Cites Disregard of Ability to Pay & Court’s Financial Conflict of InterestLouisiana – A Judge has ruled that Orleans Parish Magistrate Judge Harry Cantrell is violating the constitutional...
View ArticleLyle Dotson Secures Settlement from Louisiana State Police In French Quarter...
Louisiana State Police agree to pay settlement to Lyle Dotson for violation of his constitutional rights in October 2015 stop and arrest in New Orleans French Quarter.Attorneys for Lyle Dotson, who was...
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