Calvin Duncan cleared to take office after federal judge grants temporary restraining order
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Key Points:
- A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order blocking a new Louisiana law that would have eliminated the Orleans Parish criminal clerk of court office, allowing clerk-elect Calvin Duncan to assume office as planned.
- U.S. District Court Judge John deGravelles ruled Senate Bill 256 unconstitutional and barred Governor Jeff Landry and Secretary of State Nancy Landry from enforcing the law, which was set to take effect late Sunday.
- The law, signed as Act 15, aimed to merge the criminal clerk’s duties into the civil clerk’s office, but Duncan’s lawsuit claims it was designed to prevent him from taking office and violates his constitutional rights.
- Duncan, an attorney and exoneree elected with 68% of the vote, will now serve as clerk as scheduled, with the restraining order lasting 14 days.
- Local officials, including Mayor Helena Moreno and Congressman Troy Carter, praised the ruling for upholding voters’ rights and respecting the election outcome.
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