Court Blocks Clerk-Election Change, Clears Calvin Duncan to Take Orleans Post
A federal judge blocked Louisiana’s Act 15 (SB 256) that would have merged the Orleans Parish criminal clerk’s office into the civil clerk’s office, ruling the law unconstitutional and allowing clerk-elect Calvin Duncan to take office as scheduled; the temporary restraining order lasts 14 days while the challenge proceeds, and supporters say the decision protects voters’ will.