Democratic state Sen. Troy Brown is fighting his fellow state senators’ efforts to expel him.
The Associated Press reports attorneys for Brown asked a state court today to prevent a legislative hearing this week, saying it would violate his right to due process because he couldn’t review and contest evidence against him.
He’s asking both for a temporary order while the matter is in court and for a permanent order.
Brown pleaded no contest twice to domestic abuse charges over the past year and served jail time last month.
Republican Sens. Dan Claitor, of Baton Rouge, and Sharon Hewitt, of Slidell, filed legislation this week to try to expel him. Efforts to kill the legislation failed, with only three votes in favor Monday night.
The Senate Select Committee on Discipline and Expulsion was scheduled to meet at 10 a.m. to discuss Brown’s fate. No one has been expelled from the Senate since 1981.
