Judges looking to get new courthouse all dressed up, but they have nowhere to go
Lacking land, Civil District Court meets with potential contractors, asks for building concepts.
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Criminal Justice
Asking why and how, and what needs to be done.
Arrested development: Pretrial services under assault in New Orleans
"The message from those who would gouge funding for the program could not be clearer: 'We like things the way they are.' ”
Judge Julian Parker orders financial bonds for all defendants in his court
Even arrestees rated as low-risk must go to a bail bondsman or post bail themselves.
State’s supply of drug for executing prisoners has expired, says attorney for death-row inmate
Sheriff agrees to pay $900,000 in legal fees to civil rights group that sued prison
Still to be decided: Who pays for the consent decree — city or sheriff — and how?
With execution delayed, lawyer argues for disclosures about lethal injection drug
On Tuesday, the state is supposed to reveal the expiration date for its lethal injection drug.
Judge Engelhardt’s Danziger ruling points toward a possibly far wider scandal
Engelhardt's probe has already expanded our understanding of misconduct by Justice officials in both Washington and New Orleans. There may be more to come.
Inmate’s lawyers call on state to answer questions about execution drug
Lawyers say the state should respond by Oct. 1 because Christopher Sepulvado's execution is set for Nov. 5.
City’s new system for paying officers for off-duty security may run afoul of tax law
The IRS flagged a Florida city, which also handles its officers' off-duty work, for not withholding taxes.
As execution looms, state says prisoner must show why expired drugs are bad
State continues to avoid the question of whether they have unexpired lethal-injection drug.
