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Louisiana v. Callais (also Callais v. Landry, Robinson v. Callais)

Last Updated Mar 27, 2025
Case No. 3:24-cv-00122 (W.D. La.), No. 24-30177 (5th Cir.), Nos. 23A994, 23A1002, 23A1142, 24-109, 24-110, 24-111 (S. Ct.)
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Federal court challenge to the congressional plan passed by the legislature to remedy the Robinson VRA litigation, alleging the impermissible predomination of race and dilution of the voting strength of non-Black voters in violation of the Constitution.

On Apr. 30, 2024, the three-judge court struck the remedial plan as an unjustified unconstitutional use of race, and set the matter for a remedial hearing.  On May 15, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court stayed that decision pending appeal, and on Nov. 4, 2024, the Supreme Court noted probable jurisdiction; the case was argued on Mar. 24, 2025.

History

Case filings, starting with most recent court
    Name Last Modified
Document icon Galmon plaintiffs' brief re intervention Apr 26, 2024
Document icon Callais plaintiffs' response Jun 17, 2024
Document icon Reply Jul 8, 2024
Highlighted document Document icon Opinion dismissing for lack of jurisdiction Mar 27, 2025
    Name Last Modified
Document icon Robinson plaintiffs' juris. statement (incl. appx.) Jul 30, 2024
Document icon Motion to dismiss Sep 3, 2024
Document icon Amicus brief of Ala. et al. Sep 3, 2024
Document icon Opposition Sep 16, 2024
Highlighted document Document icon Order noting probable jurisdiction Nov 4, 2024
Document icon State's juris. statement (incl. appx.) Jul 30, 2024
Document icon Motion to dismiss Sep 3, 2024
Document icon Amicus brief of Ala. et al. Sep 3, 2024
Document icon Amicus brief of Galmon plts. Sep 3, 2024
Document icon Opposition Sep 17, 2024
Highlighted document Document icon Order noting probable jurisdiction Nov 4, 2024
Document icon Robinson plaintiffs' brief Dec 19, 2024
Document icon SoS brief Dec 19, 2024
Document icon Joint appendix (2 vols.) Dec 19, 2024
Document icon Amicus brief of Galmon plts. Dec 26, 2024
Document icon Amicus brief of DOJ Dec 23, 2024
Document icon Amicus brief of Rep. Troy Carter et al. Dec 26, 2024
Document icon Amicus brief of Const. Accountability Ctr. Dec 20, 2024
Document icon Amicus brief of faith leaders Dec 26, 2024
Document icon Amicus brief of ind. state redistricting comm'rs Dec 23, 2024
Document icon Amicus brief of Lawyers' Comm. et al. Dec 26, 2024
Document icon Amicus brief of La. historians Dec 26, 2024
Document icon Amicus brief of La. Leg. Black Caucus Dec 24, 2024
Document icon Amicus brief of MHA Nation et al. Dec 26, 2024
Document icon Amicus brief of Nat'l Cong. of Amer. Indians Dec 26, 2024
Document icon Amicus brief of race and democracy scholars Dec 26, 2024
Document icon Amicus brief of Washington DC et al. Dec 26, 2024
Document icon Plaintiffs' brief Jan 21, 2025
Document icon Letter of DOJ disclaiming brief Jan 24, 2025
Document icon Amicus brief of Alabama et al. Jan 28, 2025
Document icon Amicus brief of Georgia legislators Jan 28, 2025
Document icon Amicus brief of Judicial Watch et al. Jan 28, 2025
Document icon Amicus brief of NRCC Jan 28, 2025
Document icon Amicus brief of Project on Fair Representation Jan 27, 2025
Document icon Robinson plaintiffs' reply brief Feb 20, 2025
Document icon SOS reply brief Feb 20, 2025
Document icon SOS letter re change in primaries Mar 21, 2025
Document icon Transcript of oral argument Mar 24, 2025

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