Kimya Holmes’ lawsuit over a news segment on a real-estate transaction invokes law that no longer existsA New Orleans state court judge filed a police complaint against a local CBS affiliate after it aired a segment sc…

Kimya Holmes’ lawsuit over a news segment on a real-estate transaction invokes law that no longer existsA New Orleans state court judge filed a police complaint against a local CBS affiliate after it aired a segment scrutinizing a real-estate transaction in which she was involved, with the jurist invoking a section of law that no longer carries criminal penalties, according to the journalist who reported the story.The situation centering on New Orleans criminal court judge Kimya Holmes and investigative reporter David Hammer was only the latest in a series of high-profile matters pitting Louisiana journalists against members of the state’s court system. Continue reading…

Source: The Guardian – World