Louisiana's Republican attorney general was indicted Thursday on criminal charges by a grand jury in New Orleans, accused of trying to intimidate local officials who fought a law enacted by GOP legislators to overhaul the local courts.
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Louisiana's Republican attorney general was indicted Thursday on criminal charges by a grand jury in New Orleans, accused of trying to intimidate local officials who fought a law enacted by GOP legislators to overhaul the local courts.
Louisiana's Republican attorney general was indicted Thursday on criminal charges by a grand jury in New Orleans, accused of trying to intimidate local officials who fought a law enacted by GOP legislators to overhaul the local courts. Louisiana’s attorney general was indicted Thursday over accusations she threatened the jobs of New Orleans leaders who fought a Republican-led overhaul of local courts in the heavily Democratic city.
The Hill reported the story as "Louisiana attorney general indicted over alleged threats; governor pledges swift pardon." PBS NewsHour reported the story as "Grand jury indicts Louisiana's attorney general in fight over changes to local courts." Washington Times reported the story as "A grand jury indicts Louisiana's attorney general in a fight over changes to the local courts."
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6 sources have covered this story, including PBS NewsHour, The Hill, The Guardian US and Washington Times and 2 other outlets. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 1 day ago.
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Grand jury indicts Louisiana's attorney general in fight over changes to local courts
Louisiana: Republican attorney general indicted on criminal charges
A grand jury indicts Louisiana's attorney general in a fight over changes to the local courts
A grand jury indicts Louisiana's attorney general in a fight over changes to the local courts
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[01] VerifiedCore event reported by 6 independent outlets across the spectrum.
[02] CorroboratedKey facts corroborated by mainstream + wire desks.
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