On Thursday, October 20, 2022, the ACLU of Louisiana and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) calling for an investigation into the lack of access to counsel within Louisiana’s prison system. The letter notes that interviews with local public defenders uncovered that jails throughout the state have denied incarcerated people access to counsel in…
The civil rights organization is asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate allegations that Louisiana prisons deny incarcerated people access to their attorneys.
Three transgender student athletes are asking a state court judge to block a new law from going into effect, banning them from playing sports matching their gender identity.
Three transgender student athletes are asking a state court judge to block a new law from going into effect, banning them from playing sports matching their gender identity.
SALT LAKE CITY The Utah Supreme Court has rejected the latest appeal from the father of the piano group The 5 Browns.
Keith Brown is serving a prison sentence of at least 10 years and up to life after he admitted in 2011 to sexually abusing his three daughters when they were children. He contends Utah law limiting how and when a person can withdraw a guilty plea is unconstitutional, in part because it doesn t guarantee them an attorney. We wish to be clear: These arguments raise meaty constitutional questions that deserve our attention, states the unanimous opinion released Thursday, authored by Justice Deno Himonas.