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Court limits nationwide injunctions Fate of Trump birthright citizenship order unclear BY MARK SHERMAN Associated Press
WASHINGTON — A united conservative majority of the Supreme Court ruled Friday that federal judges lack the authority to grant nationwide injunctions, but the decision left unclear whether President Donald Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship could soon take effect in parts of the country.
The outcome represented a victory for Trump, who has complained about judges throwing up obstacles to his agenda. Nationwide, or universal, injunctions had emerged as an important check on the Republican president’s executive power and efforts to remake the government and a source of mounting frustration to him and his allies. But the court left open the pos-
sibility that the birthright citizenship changes could remain blocked nationwide. Trump’s order would deny citizenship to U.S.-born children of people who are in the country illegally or temporarily. The cases now return to lower courts, where judges will have to decide how to tailor their orders to comply with the high court ruling, which was written by Justice Amy Coney Barrett. Enforcement of the
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LGBTQ+ books case. Page 3A
ä Justices uphold Texas age
verification law for adult websites. Page 3A ä Decision delayed on Louisiana’s congressional districts. Page 1B policy can’t take place for another 30 days, Barrett wrote. Even then it’s unclear whether
Kennedy joins Landry in La. to tout ‘MAHA bills’
the court’s decision could produce a patchwork of rules that might differ in the 22 states that sued over the Trump order and the rest of the country. The justices agreed with the Trump administration, as well as President Joe Biden’s Democratic administration before it, that judges are overreaching by issuing orders that apply to everyone instead of just the parties before the court. Judges have issued more than 40
ä See COURT, page 4A
Feds cut satellite data for tracking hurricanes Move shocks many in meteorological community
BY KASEY BUBNASH Staff writer
Louisiana Healthy.” Outside the building, a small group of protesters held up signs criticizing Kennedy. The health secretary has often attracted controversy for his skepticism of vaccines, which many health experts say is not rooted in science and undermines public health. At Friday’s event, Kennedy accused the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of being at fault for the country’s high rates of chronic illness. He also claimed that the increase in autism rates in recent decades and a “fertility crisis” owed to decreased in sperm count in American teenage boys both stem from the same “etiology,” or cause.
A month into the start of an Atlantic hurricane season that forecasters expect to be unusually busy, the federal government has announced plans to end the use of satellite data that hurricane experts say is crucial to tracking storms and spotting the early warning signs of rapid intensification. A service change notice issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Wednesday states that all data collected through the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program will be suspended by June 30. DMSP satellites, which are operated by NOAA and the U.S. Air Force, provide environmental and weather information used both in the planning of U.S. military operations and NOAA’s weather forecasts, according to NOAA. “This service change and termination will be permanent,” the notice reads, though it does not offer a reason for the program’s suspension. NOAA did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The Defense Department referred questions to the Air Force, which had not immediately responded. The move came as a shock to much of the meteorological community, including Miami-based meteorologist and hurricane specialist Michael Lowry. “My first reaction was, ‘I must be reading something wrong,’ ” he
ä See MAHA, page 5A
ä See SATELLITE, page 4A
STAFF PHOTO By JAVIER GALLEGOS
Gov. Jeff Landry introduces U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday.
Health secretary calls U.S. ‘the sickest nation in the world’ BY ALYSE PFEIL Staff writer
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited Baton Rouge on Friday to join Gov. Jeff Landry as he signed two pieces of legislation aligned with Kennedy’s “Make America Healthy Again” movement. Landry on Friday signed one bill aimed at reducing artificial additives and colors in food and another that makes ivermectin available over the counter. The governor also sent a formal request to the Trump administration asking for federal approval to ban the use of food stamps for soft drinks and candy in Louisiana. “We have a chronic disease epidemic in
this country now, and it’s unlike anything that humanity has ever faced,” Kennedy told the crowd of supporters and news media gathered at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center. “We are literally the sickest nation in the world,” Kennedy said. Landry said that the MAHA movement “celebrates our commitment to health and well-being” and “promotes a cultural shift toward healthier living, better nutrition, a brighter future for our children and our families.” The U.S. health secretary and Louisiana governor made their remarks in front of a group of about 20 women and 20 children who donned green baseball caps that said “MAHA Louisiana” and stood in front of a banner emblazoned with the phrase “Make
Court rules former LSU coach Orgeron’s ex-wife entitled to $8M He received $17M buyout in 2021 BY ANDREA GALLO Staff writer
The Louisiana Supreme Court handed down a ruling Friday that said Ed Orgeron’s ex-wife, Kelly Orgeron, is entitled to half the money that the now-former football coach received from his LSU buyout, awarding her $8.13 million. The state’s high court pointed
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to language in Ed Orgeron’s term sheet with LSU that said it was a legally binding contract when he signed it Jan. 14, 2020, at the time he and his wife were still married. Orgeron filed for divorce 43 days after signing the deal. That contract included provisions for the coach’s buyout if he was fired without cause, which happened the next year in 2021. “The coach, and his wife, were given the comfort, the assurance, the confidence, and the peace of mind, that even if his coaching was
terribly unsuccessful, or even if for other reasons that could not be labeled as ‘for cause,’ the school felt the need to part ways, he would not do so empty-handed,” wrote Justice Jefferson Hughes on behalf of the majority in a 5-2 ruling. “This comfort and peace of mind inured to the benefit of both husband and wife in the college football coaching business,” Hughes added. “Because this security blanket was provided for in the
Then-LSU football coach Ed Orgeron filed for divorce from his wife Kelly in 2020. STAFF FILE PHOTO
ä See ORGERON, page 5A
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