Federal judge finds Army Corps of Engineers liable for Katrina damage
November 19, 2009
[JURIST] A judge in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana [official website] on Wednesday found [text, PDF] the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) [official website] negligent in its operation and maintenance of the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet (MRGO) [USACE backgrounder]. Dam....... [more] 
Supreme Court overrules right to counsel precedent
May 26, 2009
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website] issued three opinions on Tuesday. In Montejo v. Louisiana [Cornell LII backgrounder; JURIST report], the Court decided 5-4 to overturn [opinion, PDF] its 1986 decision in Michigan v. Jackson [text], which found that the Sixth Amendment required that p....... [more]
Federal judge denies Army Corps of Engineers motion to dismiss Katrina lawsuit
March 21, 2009
[JURIST] A judge in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana [official website] on Friday denied [order, PDF] a motion by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) [official website] to dismiss a lawsuit [materials] brought by Louisiana homeowners for damages suffered as a result of....... [more]
Supreme Court hears right to counsel, habeas cases
January 13, 2009
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in three cases. In Montejo v. Louisiana, the Court heard arguments on whether an indigent defendant must affirmatively accept appointment of an attorney to invoke Sixth Amendment protection from....... [more]
Fair housing groups file lawsuit over alleged Katrina program discrimination
November 13, 2008
'[JURIST] State and national housing advocates filed a class action lawsuit Wednesday arguing that Louisiana''s Hurricane Katrina recovery program, Road Home Louisiana, discriminates against African-American homeowners. The federally-funded program....... [more]
US Supreme Court declines to rehear child rape case
October 1, 2008
'[JURIST] The US Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to reconsider last term''s decision in Kennedy v. Louisiana, holding that Louisiana could not impose the death penalty for the rape of a child. The court voted 7-2 to reject federal and state....... [more]
US House committee approves impeachment probe of district judge
September 18, 2008
'[JURIST] The US House Judiciary Committee voted Wednesday to open an impeachment investigation of US District Judge Thomas Porteous of the Eastern District of Louisiana, who is accused of perjury and accepting bribes from lawyers. The committee....... [more]
Louisiana teacher pension fund settles shareholder lawsuit with ex-AIG executives
September 12, 2008
'[JURIST] The Teachers Retirement System of Louisiana on Thursday settled a shareholder suit against a group of former executives from American International Group (AIG), including AIG ex-CEO and chairman Maurice"Hank" Greenberg. The lawsuit, filed in....... [more]
New Orleans judge quashes indictments against 'Danziger Seven' police officers
August 14, 2008
'[JURIST] A New Orleans judge on Wednesday threw out indictments against the so-called"Danziger Seven", police officers accused of murder in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. District Judge Raymond Bigelow ruled that prosecutors had violated state law....... [more]
US citizen sentenced to nearly 16 years for spying for China
August 9, 2008
'[JURIST] A judge in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on Friday sentenced Tai Shen Kuo, a naturalized US citizen and Louisiana businessman, to 188 months in prison for his part in a conspiracy to deliver national defense....... [more]
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