Deemed‑Admitted Noncooperation and Failure to Return Client File Warrant a One‑Year‑and‑One‑Day Suspension: In re Tristan Patrick Gilley Introduction In In re: Tristan Patrick Gilley, No. 2025-B-0713...
Unauthorized Practice by Advice-and-Fee Acceptance During Suspension Warrants Suspension—Not Disbarment—Absent Direct Court Filings: In re Haley (La. 2025) Case: In re: Ronald Sidney Haley, Jr., No....
Reasonableness and “Good Faith for Cause” Reaffirmed: Louisiana Supreme Court Limits Judicial Power to Alter Civil Service Board Sanctions and Clarifies the Board’s Discretion to Modify Unreasonable...
“Service-Contracts-as-Debt”: Louisiana Supreme Court Requires Bond Commission Approval for Multi-Year Municipal Service Agreements 1. Introduction In 23rd Psalm Trucking, L.L.C. v. Madison Parish...
Extinguishment Upon Delay: The 90-Day Peremptive Deadline and Waiver Doctrine Confirmed in Gerald Williams v. Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections Introduction In Gerald Williams v....
Irwin v. Brent: Reaffirming the Manifest-Error Standard and Implied Consent in Louisiana Intentional-Tort Appeals 1. Introduction On 27 June 2025 the Supreme Court of Louisiana issued a per curiam...
Liquidated Damages as Community Property – The New Rule in Orgeron v. Orgeron Introduction On 27 June 2025, the Supreme Court of Louisiana delivered a landmark decision in Kelly O. Orgeron v. Edward...
“Hands-On, But Not Locked-Out” – Louisiana Supreme Court Narrows the Manual-Labor Exception to Independent Contractors Only Introduction On 27 June 2025 the Supreme Court of Louisiana decided...
The Robinson Principle: Louisiana’s Post-Glossip Clarification on Brady/Napue Materiality Introduction State ex rel. Darrell J. Robinson v. Darrel Vannoy is the Louisiana Supreme Court’s most recent—...
“Not Punishment but Protection” – The Louisiana Supreme Court Affirms the Civil Character of Juvenile Sex-Offender Registration in State of Louisiana in the Interest of D.D. (2025) 1. Introduction On...
State v. Thomas (La. 2025): Re-articulating the “Reasonable-Likelihood” Prejudice Standard and Expanding Defense Counsel’s Duty to Exploit Available Exculpatory Evidence Introduction On 27 June 2025...
State v. Bracken: Louisiana Embraces the Modified Allen Charge and Overrules Nicholson 1. Introduction The Supreme Court of Louisiana’s decision in State of Louisiana v. Dionte Bracken, 2024-K-00375...
State v. Noehl (La. 2025): Re-affirming the Objective “Custody” Test for Miranda in Non-Police-Station Settings Introduction State of Louisiana v. John Noehl and Analise Noehl is the Louisiana...
When “Stand-Your-Ground” Trumps the Aggressor Doctrine: An In-Depth Commentary on State of Louisiana v. Kayla Jean Giles Coutee (La. 2025) 1. Introduction The Supreme Court of Louisiana’s per curiam...
“Apprendi Errors and the Sentencing-Only Remedy” A Comprehensive Commentary on State of Louisiana v. Malcolm J. Chester, 2024-K-00207 (La. June 27, 2025) 1. Introduction The Supreme Court of...
“Any” Special Privilege or Advantage: The Louisiana Supreme Court Clarifies the Intent Element in False Personation of a Peace Officer (State v. Reginald Ruffins, 2025) 1. Introduction State of...
Comity and Identical Sanctions in Reciprocal Attorney Discipline — A Commentary on In Re Daryl Andre Gray (La. 2025) Introduction The Supreme Court of Louisiana’s per curiam decision in In Re Daryl...
Express Warning Against Product Misuse Precludes LPLA Liability: Caterpillar Inc. v. Hardisty Precedent Introduction In Brady Hardisty v. Dusty L. Walker et al., the Supreme Court of Louisiana...
Permanent Disbarment for Repeated Misconduct and Lack of Rehabilitation Introduction In In Re: Kevin Michael Steel, 2025-SC-LA-B-01471, the Louisiana Supreme Court addressed consolidated disciplinary...
Precedent on Written Fee Agreements and Diligent Representation: In Re: Lindsey J. Leavoy Introduction In In Re: Lindsey J. Leavoy, the Supreme Court of Louisiana clarified the obligations of...