Case Summary
On April 30, 2026, two voters and a congressional candidate filed a collateral attack against Louisiana v. Callais in the Middle District of Louisiana. The lawsuit seeks to bind Louisiana from enacting a remedy to the unconstitutional racial gerrymander invalidated by the Western District of Louisiana in 2024. The Western District's opinion in Callais was affirmed by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 29, 2026.
A three-judge panel was appointed to preside over the case and the State of Louisiana filed a Motion to Transfer the case to the Western District on May 1, 2026.
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United States District Court, Middle District of Louisiana - No. 3:26-cv-471
- Complaint - 4/30/26
- Plaintiffs' Notice of Supplemental Authority and Newly Discovered Evidence - 4/30/26
- Order Constituting Three-Judge Court - 5/1/26
- Motion to Transfer Venue - 5/1/26
- Plaintiffs' Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Transfer Venue - 5/1/26
- Order - 5/1/26
- Plaintiffs' Memorandum Responsive to the Panel's Order of May 1, 2026, Regarding the Request for an Evidentiary Hearing - 5/3/26
- Plaintiffs' Motion for Leave to File Amended Complaint - 5/3/26