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Stephen Haedicke Receives Public Service Award from New Orleans FBA Chapter
By Stephen J. Haedicke | August 22, 2024
Stephen Haedicke was honored and humbled to receive the Public Service Award today from the New Orleans Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, and he is very grateful for the kind words from colleagues, friends, and mentors that were contained in the program notes, which are reproduced below. 2024 Public Service Award The 2024 Public […]
Not Guilty Verdict in Second Degree Murder Trial
By Stephen J. Haedicke | August 19, 2024
In May 2024, Stephen Haedicke secured a not guilty verdict on behalf of an indigent client in a second-degree murder case in Orleans Parish (State v. Jacques Miller). This was an important victory for the rule of law and the constitutional rights of all criminal defendants, including those of limited means.
Important Win in Mississippi Civil Rights Case
By Stephen J. Haedicke | June 14, 2024
Working with Mississippi attorney Robert McDuff, and appearing pro hac vice, Stephen Haedicke represents the plaintiffs in Jones v. Jones County, MS et al., SDMS #2:22-CV-93-KS-MTP, a case involving the tragic and preventable death of Andrew Wesley Jones at the Jones County Detention Center after defendants failed to give him necessary medications and failed to […]
Stephen Haedicke Secures Coram Nobis Win for his Client in the Fifth Circuit
By Stephen J. Haedicke | January 10, 2024
In a notable victory for his client, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued an opinion in United States v. Julius Cerdes, a case in which Stephen Haedicke is representing Mr. Cerdes in his efforts to have a 2006 federal drug conviction vacated based on the misconduct of now imprisoned ex-DEA Agent Chad […]
Stephen Haedicke to Present Drugs, Lies, and the DEA: The Chad Scott Story and its Lessons for Criminal Justice Attorneys
By Stephen J. Haedicke | October 4, 2023
Next week, on October 11, 2023, Stephen Haedicke will join reporters Jim Mustian and Faimon Roberts in presenting Drugs, Lies, and the DEA: The Chad Scott Story and its Lessons for Criminal Justice Attorneys. Here is the description for this one hour CLE at the New Orleans Bar Association: You may have seen the headlines— […]
2023 Amendments to Federal Sentencing Guidelines
By Stephen J. Haedicke | September 4, 2023
For the first time in several years, the U.S. Sentencing Commission has a quorum of Commissioners such that the Commission was able to issue amendments to the federal Sentencing Guidelines. A useful summary of the upcoming amendments, which go into effect November 1, 2023, can be found at the following site: https://www.ussc.gov/guidelines/amendments/adopted-amendments-effective-november-1-2023