Louisiana court halts criminal indictment against state attorney general
Summary
Louisiana’s highest court has temporarily stopped a criminal case against the state’s attorney general, Liz Murrill, who faces 16 charges including intimidation and wrongdoing. The court cited problems with how the grand jury and trial court handled the case and allowed Murrill to defend herself while the case is on hold.Key Facts
- Liz Murrill, the first female attorney general of Louisiana and a Republican, was indicted on 16 charges by a New Orleans grand jury.
- Charges accuse her of trying to intimidate New Orleans officials opposed to a new law changing city courts.
- Louisiana’s Supreme Court granted a stay of proceedings, pausing the criminal case.
- The court found serious issues in how the grand jury and trial court managed the case.
- Murrill called the charges “retaliatory, meritless and unconstitutional” and said she will continue her work.
- Governor Jeff Landry, also a Republican, promised to quickly pardon her.
- The indictment announcement was kept secret, and some media members were removed from the courtroom when trying to report on it.
- The dispute partly involves a law that removed a court clerk position held by Calvin Duncan, a man exonerated after spending decades in prison.
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