JLJ LAW

05/03/2022

In the draft Justice Alito writes, “The inescapable conclusion is that a right to abortion is not deeply rooted in the Nation’s history and traditions,” — This opens the door to taking away all the others too.

You know what is deeply rooted in the Nation’s history and traditions? Racism, slavery and anything contrary to being a heterosexual Christian white male.

04/28/2022

04/23/2021

JLJLAW and ACLU put racist policing on trial!

After 15-year-old K.P. begged the officer through tears, “please don’t shoot my daddy,” the officer, who was holding a gun to the child’s father’s head, turned the gun on K.P. and his two friends. That April 17, 2020 was an evening of terror for Wesley Pigott and his two children, K.P. and...

04/21/2021

Today we saw a small glimmer of hope in the long night of darkness we have been living through.

It took 9 minutes and 29 seconds to end George Floyd's life but he will live on forever in the systemic change sparked by the injustice of his death.

But the struggle does not end today. The protests and calls for reform can't end either. We must NEVER stop until there are no more names to add to the hash tag of tragedies. We NEVER stop until we fully respect the dignity and sanctity of the lives of every person we encounter.

This will never end until we stand together, united as neighbors and fellow citizens of the world. We are stronger together, even if we disagree. It's not just a matter of wanting to do better. It is a moral imperative that we each act, in ways big and small, to be the change we wish to see.

We must move forward knowing that "the norms and notions of what 'just is' isn't always justice." Amanda Gorman, The Hill We Climb

-Jennifer R. Louis-Jeune

12/16/2020

Were you at MDC during the blackout (Jan. 27 – Feb. 3, 2019)?
Your time to file a claim with the Bureau of Prisons to protect your rights is running out. If you were detained at the Metropolitan Detention Center during the 2019 blackout, please reach out as soon as possible.

The law firm of Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maazel LLP is working on the class action lawsuit against former Warden Quay and the United States for the harms caused by the blackout. They want to help preserve your claim, and they need to hear from you by December 23.

Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maazel LLP
600 Fifth Avenue, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10020

Email: [email protected]
Text or call: (929) 279-2610

11/03/2020

Please.

07/09/2020

“This is a critical moment, an inflection point in America’s history,” said Anthony Cecutti and Jennifer R. Louis-Jeune. “It is time to fully reckon with the truth—that racist practices, rooted in America’s history of slavery and white supremacy, permeate and persist in the legal system and policing. Our law offices are proud to partner with the ACLU of Louisiana and the Justice Lab.”

NEW ORLEANS – Amid a reckoning against police violence and racial injustice, 14 law school clinics and 34 law firms have, to date, partnered with the ACLU of Louisiana’s campaign to dismantle racially discriminatory policing practices.

06/24/2020

The Law Office of Jennifer R. Louis-Jeune is proud to be part of this initiative!

NEW ORLEANS – The ACLU of Louisiana today announced plans for an intensive litigation effort to challenge racially discriminatory policing practices and combat police violence against people of color.

10/10/2019

Re-entry Resource Fair TOMORROW!

https://www.wilc.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/09/RE-ENTRY-Resource-Fair.pdf

09/16/2019

You can find free resources for formerly incarcerated people from the NYC Public Library. You can write in for a hard copy or download here: https://www.nypl.org/sites/default/files/connections_2019.pdf.

08/22/2019

Jennifer Louis-Jeune gives her opinion on extradition options.

The financier is dead but the investigation has continued – and it’s possible any participants may have fled into hiding

03/28/2019

Honoring the presumption of innocence is often difficult; sometimes we must pay substantial social costs as a result of our commitment to the values we espouse. But at the end of the day the presumption of innocence protects the innocent; the shortcuts we take with those whom we believe to be guilty injure only those wrongfully accused and, ultimately, ourselves.

Justice Thurgood Marshall, US v. Salerno dissent