In July 2019, a federal judge struck down New Orleans’ mural permitting requirements, ruling that requiring property owners to submit proposed murals for “advance review and approval” is a violation of...
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Feb 20, 2018
Tellis v. LeBlanc
A federal class action lawsuit has been filed against the Louisiana Department of Corrections and David Wade Correctional Center (DWCC) for subjecting prisoners to cruel, debilitating conditions, including...
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Oct 17, 2017
Singleton v. Cannizzaro
Mass Incarceration
Status: Filed
As the top law enforcement official in the parish, DA Cannizzaro has flagrantly violated the rights of some of its most vulnerable people: the victims and witnesses of crime.
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Aug 7, 2017
Ayo v. Dunn, et al
Criminal Law Reform
Status: Filed
On behalf of its plaintiffs, the ACLU, ACLU of Louisiana, and the Southern Poverty Law center have filed this lawsuit to protect the due process rights of people in East Baton Rouge and to stop a blatant...
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Jul 5, 2017
Ware v. Louisiana Department of Corrections
Religious Liberty
Status: Victory!
The ACLU of Louisiana is representing Christopher Ware, a Rastafarian prisoner whose religious beliefs require that he wear his hair in dreadlocks and whose rights would be violated by DOC’s grooming...
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Jun 21, 2017
Blitch v. Slidell
Free Speech
Status: Victory!
The ACLU of Louisiana sued the City of Slidell on behalf of three individuals who panhandle on the city streets. Gary Blitch, a U.S. Army veteran, and co-plaintiffs David Knight and Daniel Snyder, seek...