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Local Leaders Push Back Against Coastal Lawsuit Abuse
Last week, a three-judge panel from the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a state court must [...]
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Social Media is Likely Headed to the Supreme Court
Last week, the United States Supreme Court granted an emergency stay preventing a Texas social media law [...]
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Louisiana Continues Making Progress on Criminal Justice Reform
by Joshua Levine Since the passage of bold bipartisan criminal justice reforms in 2017, Louisiana’s [...]
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We’re Hiring! Apply to be General Counsel for the Pelican Institute for Public Policy Today
General Counsel The Pelican Institute for Public Policy/Pelican Center for Justice New Orleans or Virtual [...]
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PELICAN INSTITUTE DOUBLES LOUISIANA TEAM WITH HIRE OF STATE, NATIONAL POLICY AND LEGAL EXPERTS
Today, the Pelican Institute for Public Policy (Pelican Institute) announces a significant expansion of [...]
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SCOTUS Upholds St. Tammany Landowners’ Rights in Dusky Frog Case
The big case over the “little frog that might” and the federal government’s encroachment on private [...]
Read moreMultiplying Environmental Claims Face New Accountability Procedures
Controversial litigation practices built around environmental remediation claims would be limited under [...]
Read moreNew Orleans Hosts Environmental Case of Historic Proportions
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals hears oral arguments in international dispute worth $27 billion NEW [...]
Read moreThe Stealth Moratorium
"DOI has already begun imposing heightened regulatory requirements, which may effectively bypass the [...]
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