A federal judge has reopened a lawsuit challenging Louisiana’s execution protocol as the state prepares to carry out the death penalty using nitrogen gas in the coming weeks.

Three federal immigration judges in New Orleans were terminated from their jobs last week, according to two sources with ...

A federal judge has reopened a lawsuit challenging Louisiana's execution methods, potentially delaying the executions of two ...

A federal judge in the Middle District Court of Louisiana granted a motion to expedite consideration and reopening of the case.

NEW ORLEANS — A dormant federal lawsuit blocking executions in Louisiana was reopened Friday in light of two executions being ...

Washington was named Southern University Law Center chancellor by the board of supervisors Friday. Southern University System President Dennis J. Shields celebrated Washington’s hire, saying he has ...

The move could affect plans to execute two prisoners in March. "This case has always been about Louisiana’s execution ...

President Trump made three announcements for nominations and appointments on Sunday, including Judge Jason Reding Quiñones ...

"Without sufficient support, life-saving discoveries will stall, and research institutions across the state and nation will face crippling financial shortfalls," LSU President William F. Tate IV said ...

U.S. District ... including New Jersey, which is the lead plaintiff. Yet another challenge, brought by the American Civil Liberties Union, goes before a federal judge in New Hampshire on Monday.

(AP) — A federal judge has blocked the enforcement of a Louisiana law that makes it ... Friday granting a preliminary injunction, U.S. District Judge John deGravelles said that the police ...