A federal judge on Sunday blocked a state law that would have abolished the Orleans Parish criminal clerk of court position, clearing the way for Calvin Duncan, who was elected to the post last year, to assume office Monday.
U.S. District Judge John deGravelles in Baton Rouge, who was appointed by President Barack Obama, granted Duncan’s request for a temporary restraining order, declaring Senate Bill 256 unconstitutional and enjoining Gov. Jeff Landry and Secretary of State Nancy Landry from enforcing it.
The law, which Jeff Landry signed Thursday as
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