Edwin M. Shorty, Jr & Associates, APLC

07/11/2026

I’m not sure he sued the city. He filed a bankruptcy in Florida and asked the bankruptcy court to stop the demolition per the bankruptcy code. Hopefully the city gets counsel in Florida to lift the stay and proceed with the demolition as stopping demolition that has already begun is dangerous and creates a hazardous condition and will cause unnecessary expense in having demolition crews on standby

Landlord Josh Bruno sues New Orleans over DeGaulle Manor demolition https://www.nola.com/news/politics/josh-bruno-lawsuit-degaulle-new-orleans/article_b15d7517-418a-4c8a-9c75-45f5321b15e3.html?utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook

Embattled New Orleans landlord Josh Bruno has sued to halt the long-awaited demolition of DeGaulle Manor, claiming that the city's work to tear down the crumbling complex violates his property rights.

07/02/2026

New owners of One Canal Place declare bankruptcy just over 2 months after $28M acquisition https://www.nola.com/news/business/one-canal-place-bankruptcy-shabsels-brothers-summer-camp-empire/article_1ae13bbe-7017-47ec-b25a-59a781e56a9d.html?utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook

The New York brothers behind a network of for-profit summer camps and a complex web of corporations and are now under investigation by Israeli authorities.

06/29/2026

The conservative justices overturned 90 years of precedent to allow the president to fire almost any executive branch official for any reason at all. Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-slaughter-supreme-court_n_69de795ce4b05c8319ccff2f?ref=bffbhuffpost&ncid_tag=fcbklnkushpmg00000063&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&utm_campaign=us_main&d_id=12116170

06/26/2026

The Supreme Court released four decisions today. All were 6-3 or 7-2, with the right-wing majority writing the opinions. Quick summaries below:

1. Monsanto Co. v. Durnell (7-2)

The Court ruled that Monsanto is shielded from cancer victims suing over Roundup. Federal pesticide law blocks states from requiring cancer warnings on labels.

2. Wolford v. Lopez (6-3)

The Court struck down Hawaii’s law requiring permission to bring guns into private property that is open to the public like stores, restaurants, and hotels.

3. Mullin v. Al Otro Lado (6-3)

Asylum seekers stopped at the border or turned back in Mexico? The Court says you haven’t “arrived” in America yet — so no right to apply for asylum.

4. Mullin v. Doe (6-3)

The conservative majority ruled that the Trump administration can end temporary protected status (TPS) for migrants fleeing violence and natural disasters in Haiti and Syria, and that courts cannot review the federal government's decisions in regards to TPS.

06/11/2026

06/02/2026

BREAKING: In June, a federal court will consider white voters’ effort to eliminate Louisiana's remaining majority-Black district following SCOTUS’ gutting of the Voting Rights Act.

White voters argue that even the new, current gerrymander with only one such district is still a racial gerrymander.

The hearing marks a dangerous escalation in these voters’ attempt to eliminate Black representation in the Bayou State ahead of the midterms.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/will-louisiana-last-majority-black-district-survive-callais-a-court-will-decide/

06/02/2026

I thought JP did another fine job explaining yesterday’s ruling by the Supreme Court and breaking down the dissents.

05/27/2026

It may be that a number of people fired because of Charlie Kirk posts are eligible for the Trump “anti weaponaztion act” funds.

After the killing of Charlie Kirk, Vice President JD Vance called on employers to fire people who criticized him.

05/27/2026

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/woman-fired-ball-state-university-charlie-kirk-post-225000-settlement-rcna347019

In her private Facebook post, Suzanne Swierc referred to Kirk’s killing as a “tragedy.” But she also called it a “reflection of the violence, fear, and hatred he sowed.”