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Hurricane Katrina survivors already in financial distress face a second hit if they do not qualify under stricter federal bankrupcty qualifications set to take effect Oct. 17. In addition to logistical difficulties of filing for those...

Suspected looters and others accused of committing crimes in New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina are now being held at the city's Greyhound bus station, which has been turned into a makeshift jail. Louisiana...

Declaration of Emergency Order for the City of New Orleans, Mayor Ray Nagin, September 6, 2005 :Whereas, the presence of individuals not specifically engaged by the City, State...

New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin issued a new emergency order Tuesday evening authorizing public safety officers in the city - including police, firemen, and members of the US military - to force the removal of anyone not engaged in...

US and international human rights groups Tuesday condemned the failure of authorities to protect victims of Hurricane Katrina who were left for days without relief in increasingly desperate conditions in New Orleans and the surrounding Gulf...

New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin Sunday slammed what he called "goofy laws" for slowing down federal and state response to the disaster that unfolded in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the Gulf Coast last...

President Bush has said he is nominating US Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts Jr. as the next Chief Justice of the United States, succeeding the late Chief Justice Rehnquist. He announced the nomination this morning...

The Washington Post reported Sunday that Bush administration officials sent a draft legal memorandum to Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco just before midnight Friday asking her to request a federal takeover of the evacuation of New Orleans, according to a...

The American Bar Association heads a growing list of lawyers groups organizing legal aid for victims of Hurricane Katrina . Bar associations from across the US are donating funds to support the provision of legal help to...

Federal and state officials said Saturday that with an influx of more National Guard troops and state police, civil authority had been restored to the New Orleans streets after a wave of crime and looting in the aftermath of...