Constitutional Law Litigating Louisiana 
Constitutional Law Reporter
DECEMBER 2, 2024
Supreme Court has agreed to consider a closely watched Louisiana redistricting dispute involving a map that created a second majority-Black congressional district in the state. The two cases, Louisiana v. In the first round of redistricting litigation, Robinson, et al v. Callais and Robinson v.
Constitutional Law Reporter
JULY 12, 2023
Supreme Court ruled that Texas and Louisiana lacked standing to challenge a Biden Administration immigration enforcement policy. The States of Texas and Louisiana claim that the Guidelines contravene two federal statutes that they contend require the arrest of certain noncitizens upon their release from prison ( 8 U.S.C. 1231(a)(2) ).
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JonathanTurley
OCTOBER 23, 2022
There is an interesting development out of a case in Louisiana where a federal judge has ruled that Dr. Anthony Fauci and White House officials must testify in a case alleging a backchannel for censorship on social media. The lawsuit filed by Missouri and Louisiana was joined by experts, including Drs. The complaint in Schmitt v.
JonathanTurley
APRIL 18, 2022
When I was clerking in Louisiana after graduating law school, there was story of a rather notorious local judge asking counsel in a criminal case if he was ready to present the case of the defendant. This is a presumptively unconstitutional law and there are threshold procedural issues on the basis for a challenge.
JonathanTurley
JUNE 27, 2022
That world is already taking shape with states crafting their laws reflecting the values of their citizens from Colorado passing a law protecting the right to abortion up to the moment of birth to Louisiana banning all abortions except in limited circumstances. Thus, we remain deeply divided.
JonathanTurley
APRIL 22, 2023
On Friday night, the Supreme Court ordered the abortion pill mifepristone to continue to be made available to women by mail as challenges continue to be litigated in lower courts. He joined a dissent by Kagan in Louisiana v. That is what it did again in this case.
Above The Law
MARCH 21, 2025
In a series of recent decisions, federal courts across the United States have addressed a range of significant legal issues, from civil rights and constitutional law to administrative authority and criminal justice. Area of Law: Constitutional Law, Civil Rights, Federal Authority: 25 points. Other Areas: 15 points.
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