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Tyrann Mathieu Signs Multi-Year Deal with Saints
Fleur De Lis
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New Orleans native Tyrann Mathieu, who was a standout at both St. Augustine High School and LSU, is
returning to New Orleans signing a three-year deal with the Saints. Fans are excited about his return and
believe he will contribute to the Saints making a run for the Super Bowl this season.
The Saints just made a game
changing acquisition by officially
signing safety Tyrann Mathieu. Of
course, all know that this will be a
homecoming for the veteran safety.
Mathieu grew up in New Orleans
attending St. Augustine
High School and then attended
LSU, where he was a standout
before being drafted into the NFL
career where he’s played with the
Cardinals, Texans, and Chiefs.
Now Mathieu is coming home,
perhaps to finish out a career that
when it’s all over he will be inducted
into the Hall of Fame.
During the press conference
following the announcement of
the deal, Mathieu called it “most
definitely a dream” to be playing
for his hometown team and outlined
the role he hopes to play in
the Saints’ secondary this season.
“I’m hoping I can come in and be
a leader and make other guys’ jobs
easier,” Mathieu said. This is especially
the case since the retirement
of Saints safety Malcolm Jenkins.
Mathieu is poised and ready
to add to the Black and Gold,
as they rebuild under new leadership.
Fans can only wait and
see what happens when the 2022
season begins.
The Future of Abortion in America?
Supreme Court Decision Can Have Impact on Louisiana
Data News Staff Edited
Report
Last week news that the US
Supreme Court is on the verge of
overturning the landmark Roe v.
Wade abortion ruling are raising
many questions about the implications
of such a momentous decision
and exactly how we got to this point
in legal history.
The draft document, which was
leaked to Politico revealed potentially
that a majority of the Supreme
Court is prepared to overrule the
Roe case, which legalized abortion
nationwide nearly 50 years ago.
For the purpose of educating
our readers, here is a rundown
on the background of the ruling
and what effect such a decision
could have on abortion rights
across the country:
What is Roe v. Wade?
The historic Roe v. Wade decision
from 1973 legalized the right
to have an abortion until the point
when a fetus can survive outside
the womb — roughly 24 weeks.
Under the high court ruling,
states have been able to regulate,
but not ban, abortion before the
point of viability.
What does the leaked SCOTUS
draft opinion say?
The leaked draft opinion says
that a majority of the Supreme
Court is prepared to overrule the
Roe v. Wade decision.
The opinion states there is no
constitutional right to abortion and
argues that “Roe was a wrong decision
from the start.”
As this decision hang in the balance,
if the court does what the
draft suggests, it will give states the
power to decide whether to ban or
heavily regulate abortions going
forward.
Why is this all
happening now?
As the impact of the Trump Presidency
and its impact on the Judiciary
is being felt with the appointment
of more conservative judges
not only on Roe v. Wade, but a move
towards states to enact other items
on their agenda that include more
restrictive voting.
The leaked document — labeled
a “1st Draft” of the “Opinion of the
Court” — is dated from February
and was written by Justice Samuel
Alito, a member of the court’s 6-3
conservative majority who was appointed
by President George W.
Bush.
The document appears to be
based on an oral argument heard in
December regarding Mississippi’s
bid to revive its ban on abortion after
15 weeks.
The draft opinion suggests that
when the Supreme Court justices
met privately soon after hearing arguments
in the Mississippi case on
Dec. 1st, at least five voted to overrule
Roe and Casey.
What does it mean if Roe
v. Wade is overturned?
Twenty-six states are certain or
likely to restrict abortion if Roe v.
Wade is overturned, according to
the Guttmacher Institute, a New
York-based pro-choice think tank.
Of those, twenty-two states
already have total or near-total
abortion restrictions that would
kick in as soon as Roe v. Wade
falls: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas,
Georgia, Idaho, Iowa,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan,
Mississippi, Missouri, North
Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South
Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee,
Texas, Utah, West Virginia,
Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
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