Banning Pleas to Preserve Split Juries

After the Supreme Court ended non‑unanimous juries in 2020, Louisiana left past split‑jury convictions intact and then passed a law prohibiting prosecutors from using plea deals to revisit them. This closes the last practical route to relief for more than 1,000 mostly Black prisoners convicted under a rule now deemed unconstitutional. The policy elevates finality and court workload concerns over correcting tainted verdicts. — It shows how legislatures can lock in the legacy of unconstitutional practices by curbing prosecutorial discretion, reframing retroactivity as a political choice rather than a purely judicial one.