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Appeals court suspends order for FEMA to continue Katrina housing payments
A federal appeals court Friday suspended a November order by US District Judge Richard Leon requiring the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to reinstate certain housing payments to Hurricane Katrina victims. The US DC Circuit Court of A (More) |
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FEMA working to reinstate Katrina housing payments
Officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have said that a program providing temporary housing to victims of Hurricane Katrina could resume this week. US District Judge Richard Leon last month ordered [PDF text; opinion, PDF] (More) |
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Judge slams FEMA handling of Katrina housing payments as 'legal disaster'
US District Judge Richard J. Leon said Wednesday that systems set up by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to manage housing payments for victims of Hurricane Katrina had created a "legal disaster" and ordered several FEMA o (More) |
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FEMA to appeal court order reinstating Katrina housing assistance
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said Tuesday that it will appeal a November ruling [PDF text; order, PDF; JURIST report] ordering the agency to reinstate certain housing payments for victims of Hurricane Katrina due to FEMA's fa (More) |
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Federal judge orders FEMA to resume Katrina housing payments
US District Judge Richard J. Leon ruled [opinion, PDF; order, PDF] in Washington, DC, Wednesday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must reinstate certain housing payments for victims of Hurricane Katrina . Leon granted the plaint (More) |
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Federal judge finds insurance may cover Katrina damage
Flood damage caused by Hurricane Katrina may be covered under those insurance policies that do not specifically exclude from coverage damage caused by negligence, according to a federal court opinion handed down Monday. Judge Stanwood R. Duval Jr (More) |
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Judge urges Louisiana prosecutors to charge hospital workers or drop case
A judge in the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court on Monday urged prosecutors to either charge hospital workers accused of killing four patients in the wake of Hurricane Katrina or drop the case. Judge Calvin Johnson said he is concerned that (More) |
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State Farm asks court to move Katrina insurance lawsuits to avoid bias
State Farm Insurance on Wednesday filed a motion seeking a change in venue for lawsuits filed in southern Mississippi by individuals who claim insurance carriers failed to pay insured losses to those affected by the destruction of Hurricane Katrina (More) |
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New Orleans judge releases four inmates stuck in Katrina trial backlog
New Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Judge Arthur Hunter on Friday released four inmates from jail who he claims were being held in violation of their constitutional right to adequate legal representation after the Hurricane Katrina disaster (More) |
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Nursing home owners plead not guilty in Katrina deaths
Salvador and Mabel Mangano pleaded not guilty Wednesday to 35 charges of negligent homicide and 64 charges of cruelty to the infirm for their alleged refusal in August 2005 to evacuate the residents of St. Rita's Nursing Home in St. Bernard Pari (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.
