April 28, 2016

Parents say New Orleans school funding discriminates

Parents say New Orleans school funding discriminates     Danielle Dreilinger of The Times-Picayune reports that four New Orleans families sought to intervene in a $390 […]
April 28, 2016

Palestinian Teacher Awarded $1 Million

Palestinian Teacher Awarded $1 Million     Susannah Cullinane of CNN reports that an elementary teacher who grew up in a Palestinian refugee camp has won […]
April 28, 2016

Louisiana could take cues from other states to trim prison population

  Louisiana could take cues from other states to trim prison population   Will Sentell of The New Orleans Advocate reports that Bernette J. Johnson, the […]
April 28, 2016

Supreme Court Hands Down First 4-to-4 Decision Since Antonin Scalia’s Death

Supreme Court Hands Down First 4-to-4 Decision Since Antonin Scalia’s Death Cristian Farias of The Huffington Post reports that The Supreme Court issued its first evenly […]
April 26, 2016

Brother of dead inmate questions staffing levels at New Orleans’ new jail

The New Orleans Advocate: Brother of dead inmate questions staffing levels at New Orleans’ new jail     Jim Mustian of The New Orleans Advocate reports […]
April 26, 2016

Obama Administration Offers Help for Addiction Patients

Obama Administration Offers Help for Addiction Patients     Jason Cherkis of The Huffington Post reports that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released […]
April 26, 2016

Supreme Court rules against conservative voter rights case

Supreme Court rules against conservative voter rights case     Samantha Lachman of The Huffington Post reports that Democrats and voting rights advocates won a “huge […]
April 26, 2016

Life Sentences for Minors

Life Sentences for Minors     Amber Phillips of The Washington Post reports that most of the states that have issued bans on the practice of […]
April 26, 2016

Human Rights Watch releases report on HIV-positive inmates in Louisiana prisons

Human Rights Watch releases report on HIV-positive inmates receiving insufficient care in Louisiana prisons     David Lohr of The Huffington Post reports that the international […]
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