public intimidation
Coverage of public intimidation in the Nexus archive.
- Murrill seeks to subpoena Orleans DA, special prosecutor communications regarding grand jury probe
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill's legal team requested a judge to subpoena communications between Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams and special prosecutor Laurie A. White regarding a grand jury investigation that led to Murrill's indictment on 16 counts of malfeasance and public intimidation. The charges stem from letters Murrill sent to officials threatening their removal over resistance to a state law consolidating clerks' offices.
- Supreme Court appoints judge in Liz Murrill case
The Louisiana Supreme Court appointed Robert Chaisson to oversee the criminal case against Liz Murrill, who was indicted on charges of public intimidation and malfeasance in office. The charges stem from letters she sent to city leaders asserting a law allowing her to remove them from office.