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Posts by David Joseph Rozas
The Supreme Court Case on Prolonged Detention Was Dismissed. The Fight Is Not Over
Current as of October 6, 2026. The Supreme Court was scheduled to hear arguments on October 13, 2026, in Genalo v. Black. The central question was whether, and under what circumstances, someone held in prolonged immigration detention under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(c), which governs mandatory detention of certain noncitizens with specified criminal histories, has a…
Read MoreThe Fifth Circuit Took Back Its 90 Day Bond Hearing Rule. Where the Sosnava Rodriguez Case Stands Now
Current as of October 6, 2026. For twelve days in July 2026, families of people detained in Louisiana had real reason for hope. Then that hope was put on hold. Here is what happened, and what it means today. The July Panel Decision On July 2, 2026, a three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit decided…
Read MoreThe Supreme Court Will Decide Whether ICE Can Hold Longtime Residents Without Bond. What It Means for Families in Louisiana
Current as of October 6, 2026. On October 1, 2026, the Supreme Court agreed to decide one of the most important immigration detention questions in a generation: whether ICE can hold people who entered the country without inspection, and who have lived here for years, in detention with no bond hearing at all. The case…
Read MoreDriving Without a License in Louisiana Is How Many Families End Up in ICE Custody
A man drives to work on Airline Highway the same way he has for eleven years. His taillight is out. The officer asks for a license and he does not have one, because Louisiana would not give him one. By the end of the week he is in a detention center in central Louisiana, and…
Read MoreLouisiana Allows Permitless Carry. Here Is How People Still Get Arrested for Guns
On July 4, 2024, Louisiana became a permitless carry state. Since then, most adults 18 and older who can legally possess a firearm may carry a concealed handgun without a permit or mandatory training. Louisiana law provides this authority under La. R.S. 14:95(M). A lot of people heard that news and stopped paying attention to…
Read MoreAlimony in Louisiana: Fault, Need, and the One Third Cap
Louisiana does not use the word alimony in its code. It uses spousal support, and it splits it into two very different things. People who confuse them tend to either give up a claim they had or spend a year fighting for one they never could have won. Interim support: keeping the lights on during…
Read MoreRozas Developed a Two-Minute Lead Response System That Gained National Legal Tech Recognition
When you call a law firm about a legal problem, you’re usually hoping to hear back in minutes, not days. That’s exactly the experience Matthew Rozas built into the intake process at Rozas Law Firm, and it’s earned the firm outside recognition it didn’t have to ask for. Matthew Rozas, Chief Operating Officer at Rozas…
Read MoreCovenant Marriage in Louisiana: Why Getting Out Is Harder Than Getting In
Most people who call us about a divorce have never heard the words covenant marriage. A smaller group has heard them, because they are standing in the middle of one, and they have just learned that the divorce their friends got in six months is not available to them. Louisiana created covenant marriage in 1997.…
Read MoreHow Louisiana Child Support Is Actually Calculated, and Why the Number Surprises Almost Everyone
Two things surprise people about child support in Louisiana. The first is how mechanical it is. The second is how much room there still is to fight, once you understand where the fight actually lives. Louisiana uses guidelines set out in La. R.S. 9:315 and the sections that follow. The court determines each parent’s monthly…
Read MoreYou Want to Move Out of Louisiana With Your Child. The Relocation Statute Decides Whether You Can
This is one of the hardest family law problems there is, because both parents are usually right. One parent has a genuine opportunity, a new spouse, a family support system, a job that pays what Baton Rouge does not. The other parent has a relationship with a child that survives on Wednesday dinners and alternating…
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