CASE SUMMARY

On March 9, 2022, a group of Louisiana voters filed a lawsuit against Louisiana’s Secretary of State challenging the state’s congressional redistricting plan, which was enacted the prior decade, as unconstitutionally malapportioned in violation of the one person, one vote requirement under Article I, § 2 of the U.S. Constitution. Plaintiffs also alleged the Governor and state legislature would be unable to enact a new plan in time for the 2022 elections, thereby impeding candidates’ abilities to run for office and voters’ freedom of association under the Louisiana Constitution. They sought a judicial declaration that the congressional plan was unconstitutional, an injunction barring its use in future elections, and an order setting a schedule for the state to adopt and implement a new plan or for the court to do so if the state failed to.

• On March 30, 2022, the state legislature overrode the Governor’s veto of its congressional redistricting plan, thereby making the plan law and mooting the case.

Similar Case: Louisiana State Conf. of the NAACP v. Ardoin

CASE LIBRARY

Louisiana District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge - No. C-716690

• Petition for Injunctive and Declaratory Relief - 3/9/22
• Exceptions on Behalf of the Secretary of State to Plaintiffs' Petition for Injunctive and Declaratory Relief - 3/16/22
• Motion for Expedited Scheduling Conference and Order Due to Exigent Circumstances - 3/17/22