As it appeared in The Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate LSU-Shreveport chemistry and physics professor Dr. Brian Salvatore has argued from the beginning that his termination hearing on April 8 was an open meeting, one that should have been properly advertised to...
As it appeared in The Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate A tenured LSUS professor known for his high community profile is fighting for his job. Brian Salvatore, a professor of chemistry and physics and the former chair of the department, is at...
As it appeared in The Advocate In a ruling that dealt a potential blow to Attorney General Jeff Landry's attempts at blocking a historic push to clear Louisiana's death row, a Baton Rouge judge on Thursday disqualified his legal team...
As it appeared on The Guardian Louisiana’s far-right attorney general Jeff Landry faces accusations of targeted retaliation and a major conflict of interest after he pushed to remove an independent counsel representing the state’s pardon board as it prepared to...
As it appears on The Mediation Minute Podcast's Spotify Page J. Arthur Smith joins Rebecca Wisbar to discuss labor and employment law. Host Rebecca Wisbar is a Baton Rouge mediator and attorney. The Mediation Minute is now available on Apple...
As it appeared in the Louisianna Voice By Tom Aswell Back in early October, LouisianaVoice did a story about railroad safety and the firing by Union Pacific Railroad of one of its employees because he took a rail line out of service...
The United States District Court for the Middle of Louisiana recently entered a judgment approving a seven figure verdict in a wrongful termination case involving protected activity in the workplace. The Plaintiff, Johnny Taylor, who worked for Union Pacific Railroad Company for...
As it appeared on Louisiana Voice The old bureaucratic shuffle appears to have landed the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) in trouble with a Baton Rouge district judge. Anyone who deals with governmental agencies at any level knows all about...
On April 29, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago, Illinois ruled in favor of the Plaintiff in the case of Cloutier v. GOJET Airlines, LLC. J. Arthur Smith III had acted as lead...
You have a fundamental right as a citizen of the United States to have your civil rights and liberties upheld in all aspects of your life. However, if your civil rights have been violated, you need to know what options...