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Louisiana Law Turning Pipeline Protests Into Felonies Violates Constitution, New Lawsuit Alleges

A lawsuit filed today in federal court in Louisiana challenges the state’s “critical infrastructure” law, used to press felony charges against fossil fuel pipeline construction opponents, as unconstitutional. The Louisiana law went into effect in August 2018 and was immediately used against opponents of Energy Transfer’s Bayou Bridge oil pipeline. Missouri, Indiana, and Illinois are among the …


Residents Raising Funds for Flooding Lawsuit Against Houston, TIRZ

Memorial residents are raising funds for their legal counsel in a lawsuit about the area’s flooding. The aptly named Residents Against Flooding group, an area non-profit, filed the suit against the city of Houston and its Memorial-area redevelopment zone in late May, hours after a round of devastating rains left the area flooded. The residents allege the city and TIRZ 17, which is also called …