15K inmates convicted by racist jury practice will not get new trials
On Friday, the Louisiana Supreme Court decided some 1,500 people will remain in prison without a guaranteed right to a fair trial.
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On Friday, the Louisiana Supreme Court decided some 1,500 people will remain in prison without a guaranteed right to a fair trial.
Louisiana's highest court says a prohibition on nonunanimous jury verdicts in the state does not have to be applied retroactively to past convictions
On Friday, the Louisiana Supreme Court decided some 1,500 people will remain in prison without a guaranteed right to a fair trial.
A divided Supreme Court of Louisiana ruled that a ban on nonunanimous jury verdicts will not be applied ...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Prohibitions against nonunanimous jury convictions — outlawed by Louisiana voters in 2018 and, later, by the U.S. Supreme Court — do not have to apply retroactively to earlier convictions, Louisiana’s highest court ruled Friday.