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Louisiana | State Trial | Congress

Bullman v. Ardoin

Last Updated Mar 29, 2022
Case number

No. C-716690-24 (La. Dist. Ct., E. Baton Rouge Parish)

Cycle 2020

Case Information

A state court challenge to the continued use of the 2011 legislative maps, anticipating legislative failure to draw valid lines after the 2020 Census.

The lawsuit became moot after the legislature overrode a gubernatorial veto, enacting a new congressional map.

History

Case filings, starting with most recent court
    Name Last Modified
Document icon Petition Mar 9, 2022
State's motion to dismiss [Document not yet available] Mar 16, 2022
Opposition [Document not yet available] Mar 21, 2022
Petition by math/science intervenors [Document not yet available] Mar 14, 2022
State's motion to dismiss [Document not yet available] Mar 21, 2022
Opposition [Document not yet available] Mar 23, 2022
Proposed findings by leg. leaders [Document not yet available] Mar 25, 2022
Proposed findings by La. NAACP plaintiffs [Document not yet available] Mar 25, 2022
Leg. leadership's motion to dismiss [Document not yet available] Mar 29, 2022

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