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The Louisiana Supreme Court on Friday stayed criminal proceedings against Attorney General Liz Murrill, one day after an Orleans Parish grand jury indicted her on 16 felony counts. The indictment includes charges of intimidation and malfeasance, alleging Murrill threatened the jobs of New Orleans officials during a dispute over a state law affecting the Orleans Parish criminal court clerk’s office. The stay pauses the case for now, blocking further trial-court action after the indictment was returned Thursday in New Orleans.

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