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Louisiana could make it harder for wrongfully convicted people to get compensation
Proponents of the bill, including Murril, presented Section 1983 — a federal law — as a viable alternative to seeking ...
Attorney General targets New Orleans immigration policy
Liz Murrill says the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office is violating state and federal law by not fully cooperating with ICE ...
After Biden commuted federal death row sentences, DAs are weighing state charges
A White House executive order called on the U.S. attorney general to determine whether former federal death row inmates “can ...
Judge to weigh Louisiana AG’s challenge to city jail’s ‘sanctuary’ policy
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill is pushing forward with her efforts to force Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson to ...
Murrill: Barr 'wrong about the facts and the law' in coastal litigation
Former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr sent a letter to Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill, warning that the state might ...
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As Louisiana revives death penalty, a bill could shorten time from conviction to execution
Some criminal justice advocates argue the bill would increase the odds that innocent people stay in prison or are executed.
A look at Cenla-authored legislation supported by Louisiana AG
If passed from both legislative chambers, the governor’s signature and a vote of the people through a constitutional ...
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Judge to weigh Louisiana AG’s challenge to city jail’s ‘sanctuary’ policy
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill is pushing forward with her efforts to force Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson to drop a longtime policy that generally prohibits deputies from directly ...