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Court-appointed lawyers say they are too understaffed and underfunded to handle the city's indigent caseload, so there's now a waiting list for felony suspects who can't afford their own lawyer.
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Our ongoing series Unprisoned has been bringing you stories of how mass incarceration affects New Orleans.Last time, we learned about New Orleans…
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Over the next several months, Unprisoned will look at how mass incarceration affects New Orleans — how people are doing time outside. We start at New…
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A nine-day fast is over for 13 protesters pressing the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to decide a challenge to President Obama’s executive order granting…
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At age 17, Henry Montgomery went to jail for killing a deputy in Baton Rouge. He's been in jail ever since, serving a life sentence in Angola penitentiary…
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It’s settled – BP has to pay $20 billion for the gulf oil spill in 2010. The deal announced Monday finalizes civil claims and ends five years of legal…
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New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu is facing house arrest unless he comes up with a way to pay city firefighters $75 million in back wages. Civil District…
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A New Orleans civil rights law firm has put the Caddo Parish District Attorney's Office on notice of a possible lawsuit over allegations it excludes...
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The New Orleans Inspector General says the city should control the funding for traffic court. Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s office agrees.New Orleans Inspector…
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No matter what your perspective on marriage it has been a remarkable week.It's certainly been a whirlwind for Kenneth Upton. He's a lawyer for Lambda...