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  • No ETA for sanity ruling in boy's beheading case

    February 19, 2013 9:41 AM

    THIBODAUX, La. (AP) - Attorneys don't know when a Lafourche Parish judge will rule on whether a man accused of beheading his disabled son is able to help his attorneys and therefore fit to stand trial on a charge of first-degree murder of 7-year-old Jori Lirette. Jeremiah Wright's attorneys have... more »
  • Ruling delayed in Avoyelles desegregation case

    October 11, 2012 8:14 AM

    MARKSVILLE, La. (AP) - The Avoyelles Parish school district's quest to get out from under a decades-old desegregation order has been delayed. The Town-Talk reports the board's motion to be declared unitary in facilities was denied by federal court. U.S. District Judge Dee Drell denied the motion pending the submission... more »
  • New Vilma Lawsuit Asks for Quick Appeal Ruling

    July 1, 2012 3:24 PM

    Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma is suing the NFL in federal court, claiming Commissioner Roger Goodell failed to make a timely appeal ruling regarding Vilma's season-long suspension in connection with the league's bounty investigation. The lawsuit filed Saturday night in U.S. District Court in New Orleans also asks for a temporary... more »
  • Key ruling expected in Philly priest-abuse case

    January 25, 2012 10:11 AM

    PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Will a Catholic monsignor be left to defend the sins of the Philadelphia archdiocese in the child sex-abuse scandal? A judge Wednesday may rule on whether prosecutors can use dozens of old priest-abuse allegations at Monsignor William Lynn's upcoming child-endangerment trial. Defense lawyers insist Lynn should only... more »
  • Feds hope to overturn Katrina flood ruling

    November 9, 2011 6:41 AM

    NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The federal government is seeking to overturn a 2009 ruling that found the Army Corps of Engineers responsible for massive flooding after Hurricane Katrina because it failed to properly maintain a navigation channel. A landmark ruling by U.S. District Judge Stanwood Duval is scheduled to be... more »
  • Ruling in Tiger Truck Stop case tossed

    August 30, 2011 9:20 AM

    BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A Baton Rouge appeals court has threw out a judge's ruling that barred state officials from issuing any new permits to an Iberville Parish truck stop to keep a 550-pound tiger on display. On Monday, a three-judge panel of the state's 1st Circuit Court of... more »
  • Miami Court Upheld Ruling Overturned Law Banning Adoption by Gays

    September 22, 2010 11:32 AM

    MIAMI (AP) - A Miami appeals court has upheld a ruling overturning Florida's law banning adoption by gays. The 3rd District Court of Appeal issued its decision Wednesday affirming a lower court's decision that the ban is unconstitutional. Florida is the only state with a law flatly banning gays from... more »
  • Government appeals ruling on FCC indecency rule

    August 26, 2010 10:13 PM

    WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal regulators are appealing a recent court decision that struck down a 2004 government policy that says broadcasters can be fined for allowing even a single curse word on live television. A three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York threw out... more »
  • White House to Appeal Ruling Against Drilling Ban

    June 22, 2010 8:29 PM

    WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House said Tuesday it will immediately appeal a federal judge's ruling against the Obama administration's moratorium on new deepwater drilling. A New Orleans judge on Tuesday blocked the six-month ban imposed in the wake of the Gulf oil spill, saying the Interior Department had failed... more »
  • White House intends to immediately appeal a federal judge's ruling

    June 22, 2010 4:06 PM

    WASHINGTON (AP) - Press Secretary Robert Gibbs says the White House intends to immediately appeal a federal judge's ruling against a moratorium on new deepwater drilling. A New Orleans judge on Tuesday blocked the six-month ban imposed in the wake of the Gulf oil spill, saying the Interior Department had... more »
  • DNR Secretary urges EPA To Revoke Greenhouse Gas Ruling

    December 28, 2009 11:32 AM

    Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Secretary Scott Angelle is calling for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reconsider its actions in taking steps toward a rule-making process that could create new restrictions on carbon dioxide emissions. In a letter to the EPA, Angelle calls on the EPA... more »

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