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. The Louisiana State Police was ordered by the 19th Judicial District Court to do […]
| October 3, 2024
NEW ORLEANS — A settlement has been reached between the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana Justice Lab client Ms. Jacinta Danks, the City of Kenner, Louisiana, and Mr. Chase Lawler, a Kenner Police Department officer. The case is part of the Justice Lab’s broader effort to end discriminatory and violent policing against people of color. Since […]
| August 20,2024
NEW ORLEANS—Public interest law groups, including The Law Enforcement Action Partnership, 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. The amicus briefs underscore the need for the Supreme Court to safeguard victims’ ability to sue […]
| August 12, 2024
NEW ORLEANS—A settlement has been reached on behalf of ACLU of Louisiana client, Mr. Cedric Otkins, a teacher who was stopped and had his car searched by St. Charles Parish Sheriff officers at a public park in Destrehan, LA after one of the officers claimed to smell cannabis emitting from the vehicle. The St. Charles […]
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NEW ORLEANS — A jury composed of citizens of the greater New Orleans area has found that a St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office deputy intentionally inflicted emotional distress upon Mr. De’Shaun Johnson, son of Ms. Teliah Perkins, as he filmed the violent arrest of his mother. On May 5, 2020, Ms. Perkins was violently arrested by […]
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SHREVEPORT — The ACLU of Louisiana has released the following statement after former DeSoto Parish Sheriff’s Office (DPSO) Correctional Officer Javarrea Pouncy pled guilty to a federal civil rights violation in the beating of ACLU of Louisiana client, Mr. Jarius Brown. Mr. Pouncy faces 30-37 months imprisonment. In 2019, Mr. Brown was arrested for a […]