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• De overheidscommissaris voor sociale zorg stelt dat het systeem steunt op uitgeputte onbetaalde zorgverleners om gaten in de ondersteuning op te vullen. • Miljoenen onbetaalde zorgverleners in het VK "leven in een kwelling" terwijl ze een verouderd, versnipperd en verwarrend sociaal zorgsysteem overeind houden, aldus Louise Casey, het hoofd van de overheidscommissie voor volwassenenzorg. • Lady Casey, die een onafhankelijk onderzoek naar de volwassenenzorg leidt, bekritiseerde een systeem dat "nog steeds handelt alsof we in 1948 leven en niet in 2026" door te vertrouwen op vrouwelijke zorgverleners om tekortkomingen in de diensten op te vullen.

Politie en sheriffs kantoor stemmen in met schikking nadat Ronald Greene tijdens arrestatie in 2019 fataal werd geschokt en geslagen

• Louisiana heeft een lopende verkiezing stopgezet om congresdistricten met een Zwarte meerderheid te elimineren, wat leidde tot onmiddellijke juridische uitdagingen van Democratische groepen en voorvechters van stemrecht. • De beslissing van de staat om de verkiezingen te pauzeren voor herindeling heeft geleid tot een reeks gerechtelijke stukken en procedurele moties, terwijl Democraten vechten om de gegerrymanderde kaartwijzigingen te blokkeren. • De zaak vormt een kritisch slagveld in de landelijke strijd over herindelingen in de aanloop naar de tussentijdse verkiezingen van 2026, met implicaties voor de stemkracht van minderheden in meerdere staten.

Ketanji Brown Jackson blasted the decision, saying the court has hastened it ruling only twice before in 25 yearsThe US supreme court went out of its way on Monday to help Louisiana Republicans redraw their congressional maps before this year’s midterm elections by allowing a recent ruling that gutted a key part of the Voting Rights Act to take effect ahead of schedule.The procedural move comes less than a week after the court’s landmark decision striking down Louisiana’s congressional map and gutting section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. Usually, the court waits 32 days to formally issue its judgment to the lower court. Last week, Louisiana asked the court to speed up that process, citing the urgency with which it needed to redraw its congressional maps. On Monday, the court agreed to do so. Continue reading...

Future of Calvin Duncan’s position as the clerk of New Orleans’ criminal district courthouse remains unclearLouisiana Republicans eliminated an elected position days before a Democratic exoneree who overwhelmingly won the New Orleans-based post was set to take office on Monday.A temporary restraining order did allow the exoneree, Calvin Duncan, to take office as scheduled Monday as the clerk of New Orleans’ criminal district courthouse – though it remained unclear how long his tenure may prove to be. Continue reading...

State’s governor and attorney general move to postpone midterm 2026 primaries just a day after supreme court ruling guts Voting Rights ActLouisiana postpones primaries as states rush to redraw districts after supreme court rulingHere’s more of that statement from Louisiana attorney general Liz Murrill and Republican governor Jeff Landry:Yesterday’s historic Supreme Court victory for Louisiana has an immediate consequence for the State. The Supreme Court previously stayed an injunction against the State’s enforcement of the current Congressional map. By the Court’s order, however, that stay automatically terminated with yesterday’s decision. Accordingly, the State is currently enjoined from carrying out congressional elections under the current map. We are working together with the Legislature and the Secretary of State’s office to develop a path forward. Continue reading...

• Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry announced plans on April 29, 2026, to suspend House primaries after a court ruling on congressional maps intensified redistricting fights. • The decision stems from ongoing battles over racial gerrymandering, with dozens more cases looming before midterms. • Suspension could delay elections and reshape GOP strategies in the state.

• The Supreme Court decided on April 29, 2026, whether Louisiana's new congressional map constitutes an unconstitutional racial gerrymander, marking a significant ruling on voting rights and district boundaries. • The case, Louisiana v. Callais, examined Louisiana's 2022 redrawn congressional districts that were previously challenged in federal court under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. • This decision affects ongoing redistricting battles across the country as states prepare for the 2026 midterm elections, with implications for both Democratic and Republican seat counts.