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3 Court Cases
Court Case
Aug 07, 2017
razor wire coiled along top of prison fence
  • Criminal Law Reform|
  • +1 Issue

Ayo v. Dunn, et al

On behalf of its plaintiffs, the ACLU, ACLU of Louisiana, and the Southern Poverty Law center have filed this lawsuit to protect the due process rights of people in East Baton Rouge and to stop a blatant extortion scheme in the parish.
Court Case
May 15, 2017
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  • Criminal Law Reform

Esman v. Cannizzaro

The ACLU of Louisiana sued Orleans Parish District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro for refusing to provide public records identifying the lawyers in his office who have issued or authorized false subpoenas, or documents that claim to be subpoenas but were not issued by a court.
Court Case
Jan 31, 2017
Door of Orleans Parish Public Defenders Office
  • Criminal Law Reform|
  • +1 Issue

Yarls v. Bunton (Orleans Public Defenders)

The ACLU Criminal Law Reform Project and the ACLU of Louisiana filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of criminal defendants in Orleans Parish who are unable to afford an attorney. The suit attacks Louisiana’s chronic underfunding of its public defender system.
Court Case
Aug 07, 2017
razor wire coiled along top of prison fence
Court Case
Aug 07, 2017
  • Criminal Law Reform|
  • +1 Issue

Ayo v. Dunn, et al

On behalf of its plaintiffs, the ACLU, ACLU of Louisiana, and the Southern Poverty Law center have filed this lawsuit to protect the due process rights of people in East Baton Rouge and to stop a blatant extortion scheme in the parish.
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Court Case
May 15, 2017
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Court Case
May 15, 2017
  • Criminal Law Reform

Esman v. Cannizzaro

The ACLU of Louisiana sued Orleans Parish District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro for refusing to provide public records identifying the lawyers in his office who have issued or authorized false subpoenas, or documents that claim to be subpoenas but were not issued by a court.
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Court Case
Jan 31, 2017
Door of Orleans Parish Public Defenders Office
Court Case
Jan 31, 2017
  • Criminal Law Reform|
  • +1 Issue

Yarls v. Bunton (Orleans Public Defenders)

The ACLU Criminal Law Reform Project and the ACLU of Louisiana filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of criminal defendants in Orleans Parish who are unable to afford an attorney. The suit attacks Louisiana’s chronic underfunding of its public defender system.
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