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NEW ORLEANS (AP) \u2014 Louisiana\u2019s Republican attorney general was indicted Thursday on criminal charges by a grand jury in New Orleans, accused of trying to intimidate local officials who fought a law enacted by GOP legislators to overhaul the local courts.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Attorney General Liz Murrill told eight New Orleans officials, including Mayor Helena Moreno and District Attorney Jason Williams, that they could face removal from their jobs because of their opposition to the law. It eliminated the position of Orleans Parish criminal court clerk after a man who spent decades in prison for a wrongful conviction was elected to the post with 68% of the vote.<\/span><\/p>\n

Legislators approved the law at Republican Gov. Jeff Landry\u2019s urging just days before Calvin Duncan was to take office in May. Duncan\u2019s supporters saw it as a move by a majority white conservative Legislature to thwart the will of voters in a predominantly Black Democratic hub in a red state.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Landry called the New Orleans criminal justice system \u201ca circus at its finest\u201d and promised to pardon Murrill on the 16 charges against her \u201cas fast as the law allows.\u201d The Republican Attorneys General Association called the indictment \u201cas outrageous as it is dangerous.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The GOP group said in making her statements, Murrill was simply \u201cissuing a legal opinion and warning public officials about the law\u201d as part of her official duties. Murrill\u2019s critics saw it as an attempt to intimidate them into accepting the law.<\/span><\/p>\n

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