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State senator, lawyers feel city might be violating state law by issuing school-zone tickets [Video]

To anyone driving near a school in New Orleans, if you recently received a ticket for speeding in a school zone, you might be able to get your money back.That’s because some say the city is violating a newly signed state law by even turning on the speed cameras.School-zone speed cameras are on across the city.Just last month, City Hall sent out numerous press releases announcing the activation of additional cameras.But some have concerns, accusing the city of completely disregarding a state law by even turning them on.”Are they breaking this law?” asked WDSU’s Travers Mackel. “I think a judge would be hard-press to find that they’re not,” said Megan Kiefer, a New Orleans-based attorney.”Look, y’all got a lot of attorneys in New Orleans, and they tune in, and it seems to me this would be ripe for a lawsuit,” said state Sen. Stewart Cathey, a Republican from Monroe.”I would …

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Likelihood of Trump abuse draws opponents to bill that would facilitate shutting down non-profits [Video]

Rachel Maddow reports on the return of a bill that would make it possible to punish a non-profit organization by labeling them as being in support of terrorism. While many lawmakers were ok with the idea initially, the return of Donald Trump to the White House is causing second thoughts about how the law could be abused by someone looking to eliminate opposition to their power.