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"Husband and wife lawyers in Crowley, Louisiana, have been indicted
on charges of public intimidation for their reaction to police who
kicked down their door in response to a 911 call from a neighbor.
Both lawyers—J. Clay LeJeune, 45, and Mitzi Mayeaux, 40—are well-known, the Advocate
reports. Both were charged with public intimidation. LeJeune was also
charged with resisting a police officer with force or violence and
accused of threatening officers, the article says.
Police provided few details, but the couple’s lawyer, Barry
Sallinger, said the charges relate to a May 25 incident, the story says.
The neighbor who called police said a girl or woman in the lawyers’
back yard may have been screaming “help me,” adding that it may be
nothing, according to Sallinger." More.
Originally posted by Debra Cassens Weiss in ABA Journal News.
Dec 19, 2014
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".... [W]ith the rise of foreign adoptions of children and the inability of some
parents to handle troubled youths, more and more desperate families are
taking that approach with adopted youngsters and re-homing the children
with strangers. Often those re-homed children report gruesome tales of
physical, sexual or emotional abuse by their new guardians....In April, Wisconsin became the first state to make it illegal for
anyone not licensed by the state to advertise a child older than age 1
for adoption or any other custody transfer, both in print and online.
Parents who want to transfer custody of a child to someone other than a
relative must seek permission from a judge. Violators face up to nine
months in jail or as much as $10,000 in fines....Last summer, Louisiana also banned nonlegal adoption, with offenders
facing a penalty of $5,000 and up to five years in prison. Colorado,
Florida and Ohio are considering similar laws...." More.
Originally posted by Martha Neil in ABA Journal News.
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