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AG Murrill Indicted Over New Orleans Law Push | San Antonio News
Louisiana’s Attorney General Liz Murrill faces indictment after a grand jury alleges she pressured New Orleans officials opposing a controversial Republican-backed law that eliminated the Orleans Parish criminal court clerk position — a role won by Calvin Duncan, a wrongly imprisoned man elected with overwhelming support. Governor Jeff Landry condemned the local justice system as a “circus,” vowed to pardon Murrill, and rallied Republican allies who called the indictment “outrageous.” Meanwhile, the prosecution insists it’s about protecting democratic integrity, and if Murrill is convicted, a…
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