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| Claddie Savage v. Steve Prator (Louisiana cockfighting) |
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| Court or Agency:
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Louisiana Supreme Court |
| Plaintiff(s): |
Claddie Savage and other cockfighting pit owners |
| Defendant: |
Caddo Parish Sheriff |
| HSUS Counsel: |
Jonathan Lovvorn, Peter Brandt |
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Phelps Dunbar, LLP |
| Status: |
Completed |
The HSUS filed papers asking the Louisiana Supreme Court to uphold a local law prohibiting cockfighting. The court upheld a Caddo Parish ordinance in January 2006, reversing two lower court decisions that found the ban to be beyond the power of local authorities under the state constitution.
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