From the Advocate: Former Republican and Baton Rouge Metro Councilman Darrell Glasper supervised calls urging black voters to stay away from the polls during last Saturday’s district six congressional election.
Under both federal and Louisiana state law, prosecutors are given wide ranging immunity for their actions. Louisiana in particular has been a domicile for some of the most troubling examples of blatant prosecutor misconduct. Up until now, there was little recourse for an aggrieved defendant. But all that might change in the coming weeks as the US Supreme Court considers the ramifications of a prosecutor who goes too far. Read more
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From the Muckety: As the conservative attack group Freedom’s Watch scurries amid allegations of collusion with the National Republican Congressional Committee in the sixth district special election, its ties to the Republican Party are scrutinized.
From the Daily Advertiser: To take the fifth or not to take the fifth? That’s the question as Vitter stares down the “DC Hot Seat.”
Meanwhile, GOP flak Lee Fletcher at Townhallshow.com does his darndest to stem the calls from Democrats and Republicans for Vitter’s resignation. According to Fletcher, “Vitter is doing what the voters elected him to do,” though no one can seem to recall any “I will plead the fifth when called to testify in a prostituion ring trial” mandate coming out of his 2004 campaign. Read more
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