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Article: Counsel For Plaintiffs In SCLC V. Louisiana Supreme Court Criticizes Fifth Circuit Decision
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- May 31, 2001
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BROOKLYN, NY, May 31 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A federal appeals court
has dismissed a lawsuit against the Louisiana Supreme Court,
challenging a rule directed at shutting down law school clinics
dedicated to representing the poor. The lawsuit alleged that the
Louisiana Supreme Court tried to shut down the law clinics because
they were succeeding in defeating major industrial interests in
environmental justice cases, raising the ire of industry and
government officials as high as Governor Mike Foster. The Brennan
Center for Justice represents the plaintiffs in the case captioned
Southern Christian Leadership Conference v. Louisiana Supreme Court.
"Virtually absent from the appeals court's opinion ...