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SADOW: Caldwell’s Legal Fight With LOGA Is About His Re-Election Effort

To the wider world, it seems like it didn’t take long to draw a response to the entry of a major challenger to his spot. But perhaps it just took time for observers to realize that Atty. Gen. Buddy...

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SADOW: You Get The Wade Shows-Janice Clark Mess From Electing Judges

There’s a better way to address the stench of pay-to-play concerning Louisiana’s judiciary, so intended legislation to deal with a campaign finance loophole needs reform far beyond campaign finance...

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WAGUESPACK: Birds Of A Feather Flock Together

If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it just might be a duck. Here in the Sportsman’s Paradise, most of us can spot a duck when we see one. Well, I see a duck flying right at us and I think...

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LANDRY: A Guide To This Session’s Top Legal Reform Bills

The Louisiana Legislature kicked off the 2014 regular session today, beginning a series of discussions about the most important issues facing the state.  Already it is clear lawsuit reform will be...

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LANDRY: Let’s Get Rid Of Buddy Caldwell’s Cronyist Contingency Fees

Give credit to conservative members of the Louisiana Legislature, like Rep. Stuart Bishop and Sen. Robert Adley. They have determined that we have a serious issue in Louisiana stifling business job...

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We Just Found Out How Overlawyered Louisiana Is

Damn, y’all. They just had a vote on the floor of the House of Representatives at that big phallus close by the Exxon refinery about how much cash has to be in the pot before they let you have a jury...

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WAGUESPACK: Louisiana, We Have A Problem

Our addiction to lawsuits is hurting us in more ways than we realize. This addiction is rampant, expensive and comes in all shapes and sizes. It takes the form of embracing laws that restrict our...

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SADOW: Race And Judges In Baton Rouge

A complex constitutional situation is being made even more complicated by resistance to a bill that may or may not be necessary, putting Louisiana at the forefront of the evolution of voting rights...

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BISHOP: Transparency Is The Foundation Of Good Government

Editor’s Note: A guest post by Rep. Stuart Bishop (R-Lafayette)… The role that private plaintiffs lawyers play in state litigation has increased exponentially in recent years. This trend is not unique...

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JOHNSON: The People, Not Judges, Must Define Marriage

Editor’s Note: A guest post by Mike Johnson, Chief Counsel of Freedom Guard and co-counsel for the State of Louisiana, defending the people’s right to define marriage in our own state constitution...

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SADOW: The Louisiana Supreme Court Just Begged The Federal Supremes To Clean...

The Louisiana Supreme Court’s decision regarding a civil matter may end in a monumental First Amendment decision setting a landmark for future jurisprudence in the area. At issue is the court’s ruling...

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Don’t Look Now, But Cassie Felder Might Sue Us As Well

UPDATE: So today, I get a call from someone named Joshua Melder, who works as an attorney in Cassie Felder’s law firm. Melder proceeds to tell me that he’s about to file for a Temporary Restraining...

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SADOW: Federal Court Can Fight Racism On Monday

Tomorrow a Baton Rouge federal district court begins hearing a case that has the potential to turn upside down civil rights jurisprudence and ratify an entirely noxious transformation of values in...

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JENKINS: I’ll Be Appealing My Annexation Case To The 1st Circuit, Thank You

As expected, District Judge Janice Clark ruled today that I do not have standing under law to challenge the legality of the partial annexation of The Mall of Louisiana by the Metro Council (Jenkins v....

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LABI Releases New Report on Louisiana’s Judicial Climate

The Louisiana Association of Business & Industry (LABI) released a new report on the challenges facing Louisiana’s civil justice system yesterday, echoing many of the concerns expressed by...

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WAGUESPACK: For Louisiana’s Legal Climate, Perception Is In Fact Reality

Ready. Aim. Sue. Louisiana has a reputation for many things, including a warm and welcoming culture, a robust energy infrastructure and some of the best food and outdoor adventures in the nation....

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SARGE: Lots Of Lawsuits, Lots Of Money

It appears it’s a good year to be a lawyer in Washington. John Boehner says he’ll bring suit against Beaurat Obama (we’ll see if Boehner has the cojones to actually file the suit) and now presidential...

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Few Louisiana Judges Will Be Elected “By The People” This Fall

Editor’s Note: A press release by our friends at Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch…  The vast majority of Louisiana judges will be elected or re-elected to the bench without any input from voters this...

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BREAKING: Louisiana Defense Of Marriage Amendment Upheld In Federal District...

A federal court in New Orleans issued a landmark decision on Wednesday upholding Louisiana’s constitutional right to maintain its traditional definition of marriage.  Judge Martin L.C. Feldman ruled in...

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SARGE: All Hands On Deck

So; I’m sitting on the sofa when I get an alert from the local paper, The Advocate, and it says there’s a story by Joe Gyan Jr. concerning the race for the 19th Judicial District Court. It seems the...

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