Reese Witherspoon says 'Legally Blonde' role came up in jury duty: 'You went to law school'
Reese Witherspoon reflected during a recent interview on how her "Legally Blonde" character Elle Woods influenced her jury duty experience.
The Advocate1dOpinion
The Neutral Ground: ‘Everyone wants an efficient and effective criminal justice system’
Why does Louisiana lock up so many of its citizens? How did a broad coalition come together to reduce the prison population in 2017 -- and why did that effort later fall apart? These are some of the questions a panel of experts considered at a recent forum hosted by The Neutral Ground.
Louisiana schools close due to snow, ice
Due to weather conditions, Southern University's Baton Rouge campuses will remain closed through Friday, January 24. Classes and offices will continue to operate remotely. This includes Southern University and A&M College, Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center, and Southern University Law Center.
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Louisiana to Defend Its Ten Commandments Law in Appeals Court
COMMENTARY: As representatives for the Bayou State prepare for oral argument, they know the Constitution is on their side.
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Texas could join Louisiana with a law to require the Ten Commandments in classrooms
Similar proposals are in multiple states after a court ruling in 2022, though opponents say the move would impose one religious view on people with different religious traditions
Supreme Court hears arguments on Texas internet age verification law
The Supreme Court is considering the constitutionality of a Texas law requiring age verification for websites with sexually explicit content.
Penn State Dickinson Law Dean Named President-Elect of Association of American Law Schools
The university touted Conway's commitment to inclusion in legal academics, which allowed her to take the lead in reunifying Penn State's two separate law schools in November.
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Snowstorm disrupts Washington Mardi Gras, but Louisiana's big party hasn't been canceled
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, center, shows off his Louisiana flag themed cape at the Washington Mardi Gras Ball at the Washington Hilton on Saturday, January 27, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The ...
The Washington Post5d
Trump’s orders have a common theme: Have the Justice Dept. handle it
Saltzburg, a former department official who now teaches at George Washington University Law School. “There’s no doubt in my mind that President Trump is committed to rejecting completely the ...
Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law undergoes 5th Circuit judges’ scrutiny
Three judges on the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals considered arguments Thursday over a state law that requires displays of the Ten Commandments in every Louisiana public school classroom. A group of nine parents,
Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms is back in court
As Louisiana public schools remain in limbo over a new law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms — caught between the state releasing guidelines for districts to comply with
NOLA.com4d
Louisiana's controversial Ten Commandments law is back in court. Here's why.
Louisiana’s hotly contested law requiring public schools to post the Ten Commandments returns to court Thursday. The stakes are higher than ever. Last fall, when a federal judge declared the ...