Jury rules in favor of St. John Parish president in lawsuit over public comments
A jury reached a verdict Wednesday afternoon on a First Amendment case filed by environmental justice activist Joy Banner ...
Verdict: Federal jury sides with St. John Parish officials in free speech lawsuit
A panel of nine jurors in a federal First Amendment trial found the St. John the Baptist Parish government and its two top ...
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St. John the Baptist Parish cleared in First Amendment lawsuit
A jury found that the defendants didn’t violate Joy Banner’s right to free speech or the Louisiana Open Meetings Law. But ...
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Jury decides in favor of St. John president in free speech trial sparked by grain elevator plan
Local activist Joy Banner alleged parish officials violated her free speech rights and Louisiana open meeting laws by ...
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Jury deliberates in free speech trial sparked by controversial St. John grain elevator plan
Local activist Joy Banner alleges parish officials violated her free speech rights and Louisiana open meeting laws by ...
Louisiana environmental activist loses freedom of speech lawsuit against parish officials
A civil jury has ruled that Louisiana parish officials who threatened to arrest and imprison an environmental activist while ...
Toddler accidentally shoots himself in the foot, uncle charged with child cruelty, St. John Parish sheriff reports
Deputies arriving at the scene found a woman holding the injured child, who had reportedly found a gun under a bed and ...
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Trial begins in First Amendment lawsuit against St. John president, council
Trial began Monday in a First Amendment dispute that could have repercussions on free speech rights at local government ...
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Louisiana environmental activist loses freedom of speech lawsuit against parish officials
Joy Banner had sought more than $2 million in damages from two St. John the Baptist parish officials — Parish President Jaclyn Hotard and councilmember Michael Wright — who she said blocked ...