NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge held yesterday that Justice Lab client Nia Mills could proceed to trial in her case against West Baton Rouge Sheriff Officers Allen Connelly, John Gaudet and other deputies for violating her Fourth Amendment rights.

NEW ORLEANS – ACLU of Louisiana Executive Director Alanah Odoms shares the following statement in response to multiple state agencies’ forced removal of roughly 75 unhoused residents, despite pushback from the City of New Orleans officials and advocates.

BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana State Police must produce documents surrounding the death of Mr. Jabari Asante-Chioke, a 52‑year‑old Black man killed by police in 2021, as well as any records of policing procedures relating to people experiencing mental health crises.

Four public interest law groups — The Law Enforcement Accountability Project, Institute for Justice, Orleans Public Defenders, and Public Justice — have filed amicus briefs supporting the petitions for writs of certiorari in Brown v. Pouncy and Monroe v. Conner.

NEW ORLEANS —The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of ACLU of Louisiana Justice Lab client, Mr. Bilal Hankins, a Black man who was a teenager at the time of the incident. The published opinion sets a precedent in the deep south that there is no basis to stop and seize Black motorists

NEW ORLEANS —The ACLU of Louisiana has filed petitions for writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court in the cases Brown v. Pouncy and Monroe v. Connor.

NEW ORLEANS—In a new report, the ACLU of Louisiana and Fund For Guaranteed Income (F4GI) have announced the six-month results of the Truth and Reconciliation (T&R) guaranteed income program, the nation’s first initiative focused specifically on those impacted by police violence.

LAKE CHARLES— A settlement has been reached between the ACLU of Louisiana’s client, Mr. Talj Howard, a Black teacher and defendants, the City of Jennings, Eduardo Mendoza, a patrolman of the Jennings Police Department, Christopher Bergeaux, a sergeant of the Jennings Police Department

NEW ORLEANS —In its published decision, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the use of a single-shot analysis in police killing cases. The decision binds Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.