Louisiana executes inmate with nitrogen gas method after narrow Supreme Court decision
Death row inmate Jessie Hoffman's execution marks the first time Louisiana has used the method and is the state's first ...
Supreme Court declines to halt execution over religious claims as Gorsuch joins liberals in dissent
A sharply divided Supreme Court declined Tuesday to halt the execution of a death row inmate in Louisiana who argued that the ...
Court overturns injunction in case of death row inmate
The United State Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has sided with Attorney General Liz Murrill’s Office in overturning ...
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Court decision allowing continued deportation protections for DACA recipients takes effect
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in January that DACA recipients' protection from deportation was lawful, but work ...
Highland Liability Shields Are Still Too Broad, Fifth Cir. Rules
The bankruptcy court overseeing Highland Capital Management LP’s Chapter 11 case “exceeded its power” by allowing a reorganization plan that improperly shielded people who aren’t bankrupt from ...
Louisiana Can Carry Out First Nitrogen Gas Execution, Court Rules
Under the state's new procedure, Hoffman will be strapped to a gurney and forced to breathe pure nitrogen gas through a ...
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Louisiana's nitrogen gas execution back on for next week, federal appeals court rules
"In sum, the district court didn’t just get the legal analysis wrong — it turned the Constitution on its head, by relying on ...
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Supreme Court Reinstates Anti-Money-Laundering Statute In Emergency Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to reinstate a federal anti-money laundering law at the request of the federal government while ...
Supreme Court Allows Louisiana To Carry Out Nitrogen Gas Execution
In a failed last-ditch appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, lawyers for condemned inmate Jessie Hoffman had argued that ...
Appeals court won't revive civil lawsuit against Baytown officer over Pamela Turner's death
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Baytown police officer Juan Delacruz was protected from liability by qualified ...
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Employment Law Update: Growing Number of Courts Reject FLSA Settlement Approval Requirement
The legal landscape surrounding Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) settlements is changing as a result of a split among ...
Federal appeals court reverses Texas death row inmate’s conviction
A federal appeals court has tossed an Amarillo woman’s death sentence after it found that local prosecutors had failed to ...