Louisiana is different from the rest of the country in many ways – some great, some not so great. When it comes to Louisiana succession law, depending on your take on it, it may fall into the “not so great” category. Let’s use the example of “Sally”. Sally was married – had been for a long… Read more »
I was honored to be a part of the Louisiana State Bar Association’s 2014 Professionalism Seminar attended by first year law students at LSU law on August 15, 2014. As an LSU Law alumna, it was a privilege to help teach these bright future lawyers about the importance of professionalism in the legal profession. The LSU… Read more »
There has been serious concern, as of late, regarding the collection and sharing of personal student data. As a result HB 1076, co-authored by St. Tammany Parish’s Senator A.G. Crowe, addressed these issues. HB 1076 was signed by Governor Bobby Jindal on June 23, 2014 and will become effective on August 1, 2014 as La. R.S…. Read more »
Act No. 699, authored by St. Tammany Parish’s own Senator A.G. Crowe, enumerates the rights of parents with public school children relative to their child’s education. Also known as the “Parents’ Bill of Rights” this legislation was signed by Governor Bobby Jindal on June 18, 2014 and will go into effect as La. R.S. 17:406.9 on… Read more »
Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of the closely held corporation, Hobby Lobby, holding that the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) regulations imposing the contraceptive mandate violated the Religious Freedom and Restoration Act of 1993 (RFRA). It further held that RFRA applies to regulations which govern the activities of closely held… Read more »
On Wednesday, June 25, 2014, the United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled that police officers are required to obtain a search warrant to search the cell phones of the people they arrest. The Supreme Court was confronted with this issue in two cases: David Leon Riley v. California and United States v. Brima Wurie. In each of these… Read more »
