New Orleans Times-Picayune

Legally Speaking: Legal Year In Review

By John G. Browning | Friday, Dec 28, 2007 @ 5:21pm

As 2007 mercifully draws to a close, I cannot help but reflect on the many legal milestones that distinguished this past year Ã¯Â¿Â½ pivotal court decisions, groundbreaking legislation, etc. But what about those moments in the legal realm that were just plain wacky? Don't they deserve a little recognition, too? I think so.
La. AG candidate offered to lobby federal officials for campaign cash

By The SE Texas Record | Thursday, Sep 20, 2007 @ 7:41am

Royal Alexander by Tom Herrmann E-mail messages from July show that a Republican candidate for Louisiana attorney general offered to lobby federal officials to oppose proposed cuts in Medicaid and Medicare payments in exchange for campaign contributions, according to the New Orleans Times-Picayune.