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Newly elected criminal Orleans Parish criminal court clerk Calvin Duncan is still out of a job.
Louisiana's Supreme Court on Monday upheld a new state law that eliminated Duncan's position.
Duncan served three decades behind bars for a murder conviction that was later vacated.
The law consolidated the clerk positions for Civil District Court and Criminal District Court into one position, leaving Civil Court Clerk Chelsea Richard Napoleon in place as the holder of the combined office.
The court's 4-3 decision confirmed the law as constitutional.
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