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December 14, 2013

Summer is Over, Still No Response On The Angola Death Row Lawsuit.

Summer is Over, Still No Response On The Angola Death Row Lawsuit. This past June, a lawsuit was filed in federal court in Baton Rouge challenging heat […]
December 11, 2013

What Constitutes Illegal Searches and Seizures?

What Constitutes Illegal Searches and Seizures?     Illegal searches and seizures by law enforcement are particularly prevalent in drug crimes.   There are several issues which […]
December 10, 2013

U.S. Attorney Kenneth Polite Urges Business Community to Hire Ex-offenders.

U.S. Attorney Kenneth Polite Urges Business Community to Hire Ex-offenders. Last Wednesday, U.S. Attorney Kenneth Polite asked New Orleans business leaders to hire ex-offenders returning from […]
December 9, 2013

Supreme Court Addresses Adverse Immigration Consequences Padilla v.Kentucky

Supreme Court Addresses Adverse Immigration Consequences … In 2010, the Supreme Court of the United States, in the case of Padilla v. Kentucky, held that a defense […]
December 6, 2013

Rest In Peace Nelson Mandela

Goodbye Mr. Mandela and Thank you!   Those of us that lived during the period in time that straddled the twentieth and twenty first centuries have […]
November 27, 2013

World Peace Starting in Iran

No one is less qualified than I am to discuss the merits of international nuclear treaties. I leave others to ponder if the treaty negotiated by […]
November 25, 2013

We in New Orleans Can Relate to Philippines Today.

We in New Orleans Can Relate to Philippines Today.     We in New Orleans can relate to the overwhelming despair across the Philippines today.  We […]
November 22, 2013

Remembering President John F. Kennedy

Just as all Americans of my generation, the day President John F. Kennedy was shot is embedded in my mind. I too remember where I was […]
November 20, 2013

President Clinton Was Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Today President Clinton Was Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.     President Obama recognized President Bill Clinton´s lifetime achievements. I am a big fan of […]
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