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Helping Americans and Fixing FEMA
JURIST Contributing Editor David Crane of Syracuse University College of Law says that the experience of hurricanes Katrina and Rita highlights the need for a new national corps of trained citizen responders under the direction of an independent and (More) |
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Louisiana grand jury indicts nursing home owners for Katrina deaths
A Louisiana grand jury in New Orleans indicted Salvador and Mabel Mangano Wednesday on 35 charges of negligent homicide and 64 charges of cruelty to the infirm from the couple's alleged refusal to evacuate a St. Rita's Nursing Home in St. Be (More) |
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The FCC and the Media One Year After Katrina
JURIST Guest Columnist Leonard Baynes of the St. John's University School of Law says that to remedy racially-stereotyped reporting of events such as the 2005 Katrina disaster, the Federal Communications Commission should implement policies to in (More) |
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Nursing home owners sue government officials for Katrina deaths
Two owners of a Louisiana nursing home who were charged last year with negligent homicide for the deaths of 34 people in flooding caused by Hurricane Katrina have sued a number of state and local government officials claiming that they did not ev (More) |
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New Orleans judge delays prisoner release reviews
New Orleans Parish criminal court Judge Arthur Hunter Thursday deferred a threatened review of prisoner records in anticipation of release which he earlier said he would begin on the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina Tuesday. Instead, H (More) |
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Katrina and Social Vulnerability: Disaster is Not Natural
JURIST Guest Columnist Jim Chen of the University of Minnesota School of Law says that the Hurricane Katrina disaster one year later still challenges us to acknowledge and address America's deep social vulnerability, so exposed in the aftermath o (More) |
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New Orleans judge to start review of prisoner releases one year after Katrina
New Orleans Judge Arthur Hunter is slated to start reviewing the records of New Orleans prisoners in view of their possible release on Tuesday, the one year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina , which devastated the city and its court system last yea (More) |
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Katrina insurance claims extension ruling [LA SC]
State of Loiusiana v. All Property and Casualty Insurance Carriers Authorized and Licensed to Do Business in the State of Louisiana, Supreme Court of Lousiana, August 25, 2006 . Read the full text of the ruling . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase (More) |
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Louisiana high court upholds extended deadlines for Katrina, Rita insurance claims
The Louisiana Supreme Court Friday upheld the constitutionality of two state laws extending the time limit for making insurance claims for damages suffered in Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The rulings allow homeowners, renters, drivers with auto i (More) |
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Gonzales offers more prosecutors, police to fight New Orleans crime post-Katrina
US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales [official profile; JURIST news archive] has said that he will divert additional resources to New Orleans to address the city's high crime rates following the Hurricane Katrina disaster . The additional resou (More) |
Treaty of Ghent signed, ending War of 1812
On December 24, 1814, the "Treaty of Ghent" was signed by the United States and Great Britain, ending hostilities in the War of 1812.
Review the articles of the Treaty of Peace and Amity between His Britannic Majesty and the United States of America. Learn more about the Treaty of Ghent from American, British and indigenous perspectives.
