SHREVEPORT, La. — Domestic violence survivors in Shreveport face a major hurdle: a 17-page packet of paperwork just to get protection from an abuser. Last week, the Shreveport City Council unanimously ...

We talked about protective orders with local attorney Lashandra Peoples-Johnson. She offered information about what protective orders can and cannot do, how to get one, and what kind of legal process ...

To issue an order, in other words, a judge need not conclude that the respondent actually poses a threat. To trigger the loss of gun rights, the order need only include boilerplate regarding the use ...

A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order this week following an urgent U.S. Department of Labor request to block three San Gabriel Valley poultry processing plants from using “oppressive” ...