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Law and order returning to New Orleans, but justice system still shaky
Federal and state officials said Saturday that with an influx of more National Guard troops and state police, civil authority had been restored to the New Orleans streets after a wave of crime and looting in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, but a (More) |
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Fifth Circuit appeals court moving to Houston after Katrina
The US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals , serving Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi from the John Minor Wisdom Courthouse in New Orleans, is moving to temporary quarters in Houston, according to Chief Judge Carolyn King. King said Friday that although (More) |
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Corporations and securities brief ~ SEC extends filing deadlines for Katrina victims
Leading Friday's corporations and securities law news, the US Securities and Exchange Commission has announced that it will indefinitely extend filing deadlines for businesses in the areas affected by hurricane Katrina. In a press release, the (More) |
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California probing gas price gouging after Katrina; NM leaders draft profiteering ban
California Attorney General Bill Lockyer Friday opened an investigation into whether gasoline retailers in the state had participated in illegal profiteering in the wake of Hurricane Katrina . Lockyer said his office would subpoena records from ref (More) |
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Senate passes emergency hurricane relief bill
In an emergency session Thursday night, the US Senate passed a bill to provide $10.5 billion in emergency relief to the victims of Hurricane Katrina . The measure was approved by voice vote with only four Senators present on the floor. Read Senat (More) |
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Hurricane Katrina federal briefing [US DOJ, National Guard]
Press conference with federal officials from the US Justice Department, National Guard Bureau, Defense Department, Department of Homeland Security, US Coast Guard and FEMA. September 1, 2005. Excerpts:...the Department of Justice, working with state (More) |
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Army general stresses military law enforcement aiding civil power after Katrina
The Chief of the US Army National Guard Bureau said Thursday in Washington that the National Guard was deploying over 4000 military police to support civilian law enforcement officers around New Orleans and elsewhere in the aftermath of Hurricane K (More) |
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BREAKING NEWS ~ Louisiana governor calls for 40,000 troops
Speaking at a press conference in Baton Rouge, Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco has said she has asked for "no less than 40,000 troops" from the federal government to help restore order and assist civil authorities in the New Orleans are (More) |
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Louisiana legal system devastated by Hurricane Katrina
Among many other things, Hurricane Katrina has devastated the legal system in New Orleans, causing major disruption of legal services across the state of Louisiana and beyond. The storm has interrupted business in local courts , including the state (More) |
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President Bush: "zero tolerance" for Katrina lawbreakers
US President George Bush told ABC's Good Morning America Thursday that there should be "zero tolerance" for the looters who have ransacked New Orleans' stores in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, one day after New Orleans Mayor R (More) |
Tojo and other Japanese WWII leaders executed for war crimes
On December 23, 1948, former Japanese premier Hideki Tojo and six other Japanese war leaders were executed for war crimes in Tokyo.
Learn more about the Tokyo War Crimes Trials.
