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Supreme Court refuses to hear case of Louisiana man sentenced to life imprisonment, “Tiger King” appeal

/Mar 30, 2026

The statue, Authority of Law, by American sculptor James Earle Fraser outside the Supreme Court of the United States. The High Court building was built during the Great Depression and completed in 1935. Architect Cass Gilbert's design is based on a Greco-Roman temple.