Louisiana
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U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2024
Voting Rights
Callais v. Landry
Whether the congressional map Louisiana adopted to cure a Voting Rights Act violation in Robinson v. Ardoin is itself unlawful as a gerrymander.
Louisiana
Apr 2020
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Singleton v. Cannizzaro
The ACLU Trone Center for Justice and Equality, ACLU of Louisiana, and Civil Rights Corps, filed suit against District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro, his office in Orleans Parish, Louisiana, and several Assistant District Attorneys for systematically breaking the laws of Louisiana and of the U.S. Constitution.
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13 Louisiana Cases
U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 2009
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Racial Justice
Montejo v. State of Louisiana
Whether the police may interrogate an indigent defendant who has been assigned counsel without counsel present on the theory that the defendant never formally indicated that he accepted the appointment. DECIDED
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U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 2009
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Racial Justice
Montejo v. State of Louisiana
Whether the police may interrogate an indigent defendant who has been assigned counsel without counsel present on the theory that the defendant never formally indicated that he accepted the appointment. DECIDED
U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2008
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Capital Punishment
Kennedy v. Louisiana
Whether a state may constitutionally impose the death penalty for the rape of a child. DECIDED
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U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2008
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Capital Punishment
Kennedy v. Louisiana
Whether a state may constitutionally impose the death penalty for the rape of a child. DECIDED
U.S. Supreme Court
Nov 2006
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Capital Punishment
State of Louisiana v. Langley
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U.S. Supreme Court
Nov 2006
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Capital Punishment