Orleans vs. the LA Supreme Court...Let's get ready to be humbled!

Because the blocking of adblockers sucks...

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Louisiana Supreme Court blocks interim Orleans clerk from taking office

The move follows the attorney general's warning that officials could be removed from office if they recognize any clerk other than the state-authorized appointee.

The Louisiana Supreme Court says it plans to quickly decide the fate of a new state law that dissolved New Orleans’ dual court clerk system by merging the criminal and civil clerk offices into one, according to our partners at NOLA.com.

The court also ruled that the city cannot appoint an interim clerk to the combined office and must not interfere with the duties of current clerk Chelsey Napoleon.

The judicial review follows a political firestorm sparked by Act 15, which consolidated the Orleans Parish civil and criminal clerk offices into a single position.

The move effectively nullified a November election in which 68% of voters chose Calvin Duncan to serve as Criminal Court Clerk. Under the new law, Duncan’s position was abolished before he could take office, and control of the unified office was transferred to Civil Clerk Chelsey Napoleon.

The dispute escalated into a standoff after the New Orleans City Council appointed an interim clerk and scheduled a special election for the fall. Napoleon has since filed a lawsuit against Mayor Helena Moreno and council members JP Morrell and Lesli Harris, asking the court to halt the recent actions.

The city's maneuver drew a sharp rebuke from Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill, who threatened local officials with removal from office. Invoking the state’s “usurper statutes,” Murrill warned that officials could risk forfeiting their positions if they recognize any clerk other than the state-authorized appointee. Moreno and council members have accused the attorney general of intimidation.

The justices will now move forward on an expedited schedule to decide whether Act 15 is lawful, and whether the city’s steps to fill the position were valid, according to NOLA.com.
“There is no ‘interim appointee.’ There is only one clerk. Chelsey Napoleon has always had full control of the office. Im glad the Supreme Court has stepped in to ensure the continuity of those continuing operations,” Murrill said in a statement following the court’s order.

"Today's action by the Louisiana Supreme Court confirms that this is a genuine legal dispute subject to multiple legal interpretations," Moreno said. "These questions should be resolved in the courts. The future of the Clerk's office in New Orleans should not be decided by political pressure or threats, but through the legal process."

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4Cubbies actually said she found this "very reassuring" in another thread.

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I understand why you are so emotionally invested in this but I was being sarcastic when I said the Court’s statement that it plans to act quickly is “very reassuring.”

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I understand why you are so emotionally invested in this but I was being sarcastic when I said the Court’s statement that it plans to act quickly is “very reassuring.”

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Cognitive dissonance in action is always interesting to watch and if mental gymnastics was an Olympic sport you would be a gold medalist - never change Cubbies, never change!

Helena is just doing it to Chelsey because she doesn’t like her as she was a big Royce supporter. Chelsey is horrible, but she’s not wrong here.

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The legislation is not the legal process?

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Rhetorical rhetoric is rhetorical. This is really just a last-minute Hail Mary they are throwing in the off-chance the court can be swayed to find in their favor.

They likely know they don't have a legal leg to stand on but want to at least go through the motions of "fighting".