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FILE – In this March 23, 2020 file photo, coffins are placed on scaffolding in the Crematorium Temple of Piacenza, northern Italy, awaiting cremation due to the coronavirus emergency. Italy is seeing a slight stabilizing in its confirmed coronavirus infections two weeks into the worldâ€™s most extreme nationwide shutdown, but the virus is taking its silent spread south after having ravaged the health care system in the north. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness, especially in older adults and people with existing health problems. (Claudio Furlan/LaPresse via AP) ROM106 ROM106

March 26, 2020 at 10:48 pm

US eyes new outbreaks as infections worldwide top 590,000 VIEW

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans rushed to build a makeshift hospital in its convention center Friday as troubling new outbreaks bubbled in the United...

March 2, 2020 at 10:03 pm

Court considers whether men-only draft is constitutional

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Weeks before a government commission weighs in on the subject, a federal appeals court panel was urged Tuesday to rule unconstitutional...

March 2, 2020 at 10:45 am

Mississippi man appeals death sentence in girl’s slaying

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Lawyers for a Mississippi man who admitted killing a 12-year-old girl by shooting her four times and slitting her throat gave...

FILE – In this July 9, 2019 file photo, people wait in line to enter the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans. On Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020, the federal appeals court said the winner-take-all system Texas uses to assign Electoral College presidential votes is constitutional. Wednesday’s ruling is the latest defeat for organizations that say each state’s electors should be chosen proportionally, based on the percentage of the statewide vote. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File) NYCD405 NYCD405

February 26, 2020 at 9:57 am

Court OKs Texas winner-take-all presidential elector system

Wednesday's ruling is the latest defeat for organizations that say each state's electors should be chosen proportionally, based on the percentage of the statewide vote.

February 12, 2020 at 10:10 pm

Judge orders open hearing on NFL team’s emails with church

News outlets and the public will be able to attend a hearing next week in New Orleans on the confidentiality of emails between Roman Catholic...

February 11, 2020 at 10:32 am

Appeal next in fight to end compulsory bar association dues

A New Orleans lawyer is heading to a federal appeals court with his claim that Louisiana lawyers are unconstitutionally required to join and pay dues...

February 4, 2020 at 10:02 pm

Prosecutor seeks end to lawsuit over fake subpoenas

New Orleans (AP) — New Orleans prosecutors used to issue fake subpoenas to threaten uncooperative witnesses with jail time, and the district attorney there says...

February 4, 2020 at 8:53 am

Sons of Confederate Veterans appeals Christmas parade denial

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A group that was denied permission to march in a Louisiana city's Christmas parade when it insisted on carrying Confederate battle...

January 29, 2020 at 1:38 pm

Court: Walmart doesn’t owe 3rd party’s online sales taxes

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Walmart isn't responsible for paying sales taxes for items sold through its online “marketplace” for third-party sellers under Louisiana law, the...

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January 27, 2020 at 3:17 pm

Under court review: A little marijuana, a life sentence

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A military veteran who was sent to prison for life after selling less than 1 gram (0.04 ounce) of marijuana to...