Grand jury indicts Louisiana's attorney general in fight over changes to local courts
Summary
Louisiana’s Republican Attorney General Liz Murrill was indicted for trying to intimidate local officials who opposed a new law that removed the Orleans Parish criminal court clerk position. The law was passed to stop Calvin Duncan, a man wrongfully convicted and later elected to the clerk job, from taking office.Key Facts
- Attorney General Liz Murrill faces criminal charges for threatening local officials in New Orleans.
- The officials opposed a law that eliminated the Orleans Parish criminal court clerk role.
- Calvin Duncan, who was wrongfully convicted and later elected to the clerk position, was prevented from taking office by this law.
- The law was pushed by Republican legislators and Governor Jeff Landry shortly before Duncan’s term started.
- Duncan is a former jailhouse lawyer who helped end nonunanimous jury verdicts in a 2020 Supreme Court case.
- Murrill warned officials they could be removed from office for supporting Duncan, citing state "usurper" laws.
- Governor Landry promised to pardon Murrill quickly if convicted, calling the indictment unfair.
- Supporters of the new law say it streamlines court functions by merging criminal and civil clerk offices.
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