Bad Cops & Prosecutors

Louisiana Judges Charged with Public Corruption and RICO crimes
A federal grand jury has charged two Caddo Parish, Louisiana judges with taking bribes to give light sentences.[1] District Judges Michael Walker and Vernon Claville, along with bondsmen Robert Bradford and Larry Williams, all of Shreveport, were indicted on multiple RICO violations...

Ind. Courts - "Attorney Michael 'Mick' Alexander seeks delay of trial, new judge"
So reads the headline to this story today by Douglas Walker in the Muncie Star-Press. Some quotes:Former Delaware County Prosecutor Michael J. "Mick" Alexander wants his upcoming trial on a conspiracy-to-commit-bribery charge postponed...

The Mess in Texas: State and Federal Judges Accused of Everything from Arson to Corruption to Sexual Assault
It seems that many Texas judges are spending more time in court or before investigators these days — as either defendants or targets. From sexual assault to arson to corruption to abuse, Texas jurists are facing a bumper crop of allegations with additional judicial scandals brewing in neighbor states of Louisiana and Mississippi...

Physician Must Comply With Terms of Non-Competition Agreement
by Valerie A. JudiceOn September 26, 2007, the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal upheld the judgment of the First Judicial District Court in Caddo Parish in finding that the noncompetition and nonsolicitation clauses in a contract between a urology clinic and a professional medical corporation ("PMC") were enforceable as to the physician who had formed the PMC...

Federal judge rules Bible distribution in Louisiana school unconstitutional
[JURIST] A federal judge has ruled [PDF text] that a school district in Louisiana must stop allowing the distribution of Bibles in schools, saying that the distribution is "a religious activity without a secular purpose" in violation of the First Amendment...

Carona corruption trial delay until August
The corruption trial of former Orange County Sheriff Michael Carona was pushed back by two months to Aug. 26, the Orange County Register reported. U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Guilford ruled last week that granting the continuance was necessary to...

Women and the Law
Women in the Justice System (judges, attorneys)

Privacy Protection Act 42 USC 21A
Federal Newsroom Law

Federal Adoption Tax Credit
Financial Incentive for Adoptive Parents

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
TEA-21 - Plus Law 105-178

Pennsylvania Juvenille Detention
Judges Face Class Action

County Corruption
Bastrop to pay $187,500 settlement in whistleblower lawsuit.

NBA Divorce
Michael Jordan pays former wife $168 million divorce settlement.

AIG
and Ex Execs to pay $115 Million to Teachers Retirement System of Louisiana

Louisiana Citizen's Insurance
Settles Class Action for $35 Million

Louisiana, USA
allegedly providing inadequate medical care for low income residents.