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On Friday, March 16, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana refused to dismiss retired police officer Bobby Simmons' civil rights suit against the City of Mamou.
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Today the ACLU of Louisiana assumed representation of Geoffrey Clayton, a resident of the state of Washington and a combat veteran of the Iraq war. During a May 2009 visit to New Orleans, Mr.
Today the US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal, affirmed the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana's ruling that the newspaper "The Final Call" cannot be censored or denied to a prisoner who has requested it as part of his religious practices.
A Confederate flag flying outside a Louisiana courthouse will be removed today, six months after the American Civil Liberties Union argued to the state's highest court that its presence prevents the death penalty from being fairly administered.
After a student at Brusly High School created a private Facebook post, intended to be seen only by his friends and containing comments criticizing one of his teachers, Principal Walter Lemoine suspended him for two days.