February 2021 CRAW & ORDER Another day, another losing effort by Louisiana public defenders to sue the State into funding them at the minimal level necessary to comply with the right to representation... Morris Blart ESQ.
January 2021 CRAW & ORDER As we stare down the incoming avalanche of horrors that will arrive when federal eviction protections expire, let us also consider who will be overseeing these proceedings. In the... Morris Blart ESQ.
October 2020 CRAW & ORDER The year is 2060. I greet the morning dew with a scowl, having again been bodied out of the fire pit’s radius. Unable to risk upsetting them, I go and chop the old growth. And... Morris Blart ESQ.
September 2020 CRAW & ORDER There is nothing more important right now in New Orleans than the fight to save the lives of at-risk tenants during the COVID-19 pandemic. And yet we’ve watched as every single... Morris Blart ESQ.
July 2020 CRAW & ORDER If you squint just right, you’ll remember the moment just a few weeks ago when the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) was the belle of the ball. After a round of peaceful... Morris Blart ESQ.
June 2020 CRAW & ORDER The times are bleak and here’s one thing I can say for sure: the lawyers won’t save you. Yes, we’ll fight hard, try every trick in the book, maybe even get arrested... Morris Blart ESQ.
May 2020 CRAW AND ORDER Dear despondent leftists still holding out hope for electoralism: the single most important election for New Orleanians in 2020 is for district attorney (currently slated for... Morris Blart ESQ.
March 2020 CRAW AND ORDER This month we look at two recent decisions from Louisiana’s federal court system. The difference between the federal and state courts of Louisiana is palpable. Due to the... Morris Blart ESQ.
February 2020 CRAW AND ORDER Hello, I’m Morris Blart, a country lawyer with a yarn to spin. Welcome to my new column, Craw & Order, where my associates and I review the latest legal decisions and what... Morris Blart ESQ.