LA Supreme Court Overturns Contempt Citations

The Advertiser reports that the Louisiana Supreme Court overturned contempt citations given to Lafayette School Superintendent James Easton and Carencro High School Principal Don Aguillard for defying a court order that required them to allow a student who had not completed the state-required curriculum to participate in graduation ceremonies. The 17-page opinion questioned whether Judge Edward Rubin had heard enough evidence to support his order and also noted that: "The court order was not stamped by the clerk of court, the judge’s signature was illegible and nothing on the order indicated the identity of the issuing judge."

Posted by AJR at April 22, 2003 10:37 PM