Court Halts Ex-Prisoner Calvin Duncan’s New Orleans Clerkship
TL;DR
An appeals court halted a Louisiana plan to abolish the elected criminal court clerk position in New Orleans, leaving ex-prisoner Calvin Duncan in limbo as federal and state courts contest the law’s authority while Duncan had already begun his term.
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- Appeals Court Blocks Ex-Prisoner From Taking Office in New Orleans The New York Times
- Louisiana Republicans eliminate elected office won by Democratic exoneree The Guardian
- Calvin Duncan cleared to take office after federal judge grants temporary restraining order WWLTV.com
- Calvin Duncan issues statement after appeals court stays judge's decision on his position WDSU
- Louisiana exoneree assumes elected clerk office after federal judge blocks law eliminating position ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
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