Orleans Parish Courts “Subject to Change by Law”: La. Const. art. V, § 32 Displaces art. V, § 15(D)’s Supermajority for Judgeship Reductions 1. Introduction In John T. Fuller v. State of Louisiana;...
Hearing Officers Cannot Issue Juvenile Arrest/Search Warrants; De Facto Officer Doctrine Preserves Pre-Decision Warrants 1. Introduction In State of Louisiana v. Messiah Owney (La. 2026-06-29), the...
Louisiana C.C.P. art. 934 Is Self-Executing: Failure to Timely Amend After a Sustained Peremptory Exception Automatically Dismisses the Action 1. Introduction In C/W 2026-C-00057, LUBA Workers Comp...
La. R.S. 23:1208 Forfeiture Is Prospective From the Misrepresentation Date (Not Retroactive to the Accident) Introduction In Johnny Cousain v. Smitty's Supply, Inc. and National Union Fire Insurance...
Principal Liability Need Not Be Pleaded or Proven as Shooter to Sustain Second Degree Murder Conviction on Circumstantial Evidence 1. Introduction In State of Louisiana v. Curtis Lee Stewart, Jr....
Louisiana’s First Application of La. C.Cr.P. art. 926.2: “New” Factual-Innocence Evidence Opens the Door to Considering All Relevant Evidence and Vacating a Capital Conviction Under art. 930.3(8)...
Act 15 Upheld Under La. Const. art. V, § 32: Legislature May Immediately Abolish Orleans Criminal Clerkship Without Creating a Vacancy I. Introduction In Gary Crockett v. State of Louisiana; Jeff...
Extending Eagle Pipe’s Subsequent Purchaser Rule to Mineral Leases, While Preserving Limited Lease-Termination Remedies Under the Prudent-Operator Duty 1. Introduction In Vinton Harbor & Terminal...
Permanent Disbarment Under Amended Rule XIX: Egregious Bank-Fraud Misconduct Plus No Reasonable Expectation of Rehabilitation Case: In re: Gregory Joseph St. Angelo, No. 2026-B-0360 (La. May 19,...
La. R.S. 30:29 Remediation Cases: Partial Summary Judgments on Environmental Damage/Responsibility Are Not Appealable Absent La. C.C.P. art. 1915(B) Certification (and Are Not “Declaratory Judgments”...
Legislature May Not Strip Louisiana Courts of Jurisdiction to Order Necessary Indigent-Defense Expert Funding Case Overview Case: State of Louisiana v. Maya Jones Court: Supreme Court of Louisiana...
Appellate Courts May Not Override a Jury’s Rational Rejection of Misidentification Hypotheses in Circumstantial Drive-By Murder Cases Introduction In State of Louisiana v. Donald Briggs, III a/k/a...
Failure to Stop, Look, and Listen Can Make a Motorist Primarily at Fault Despite a Defective Railroad Crossing Introduction In Theopholia Thomas v. BNSF Railway Company, the Supreme Court of...
Article 806 Is Not Exclusive: Separate-Property Co-Owners May Recover Capital Contributions Before Equal Division Introduction In Bruce A. O'Krepki, Independent Executor of the Succession of Richard...
Judges May Not Accept Litigant Gratuities: Even an Isolated “Hundred-Dollar Handshake” Warrants Suspension Introduction In In Re: Judge John C. Reeves, the Supreme Court of Louisiana addressed...
Relocation Lump-Sum Payments (Even if Listing “Mileage”) Do Not Create Employer Vicarious Liability for an Employee’s Ordinary Commute Case: Vonetta Lacy, Individually and on Behalf of Her Minor...
Permanent Disbarment for Fraud on the Court and Recidivist Dishonesty Under Louisiana Supreme Court Rule XIX § 10(A)(1) Introduction In re: Lionel Burns, Jr. (La. Apr. 9, 2026) is an attorney...
LHSEADA Immunity Narrowed: Out-of-State Mutual-Aid Workers Are Not “Representatives” Under La. R.S. 29:735 Absent Juridical Authorization, and Contract Terms Control I. Introduction In Edward F....
Equivocal Skepticism Toward an Insanity Defense Is Insufficient for Cause Absent Continued Voir Dire to Elicit Unequivocal Partiality Introduction In State of Louisiana v. Luis Orobio, Jr. (La....
Reciprocal Discipline in Louisiana: Deference to Federal Sanctions Absent Rule XIX § 21(D) Exceptions Introduction In re: Dorothy L. Tarver (La. Mar. 25, 2026) is a reciprocal-discipline decision in...