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1. Major update: Louisiana court halts criminal indictment against state attorney general

Reply to Wiz Imp (Original post)

Fri Jul 3, 2026, 11:42 AM

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/03/louisiana-criminal-indictment-halted-attorney-general-liz-murrill

Louisiana court halts criminal indictment against state attorney general

Republican Liz Murrill was indicted for the alleged intimidation of New Orleans elected officials

Edward Helmore
Fri 3 Jul 2026 10.06 EDT

Louisiana’s highest court has granted a stay of the proceedings in a criminal indictment targeting the state’s attorney general, in the latest twist of a high-stakes political battle between Republican state leaders and Democrats who govern its most famous city, New Orleans.

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A grand jury indicts Louisiana's (Republican) attorney general in a fight over changes to New Orleans courts [View all] Wiz Imp Friday OP

Major update: Louisiana court halts criminal indictment against state attorney general cbabe Friday #1

How odd...Attorney General indicted. MineralMan Friday #2

It was the DA in New Orleans who took it to the grand jury Wiz Imp Friday #3