Louisiana v. Callais · ¶105

The Robinson court erroneously concluded that the plaintiffs' illustrative maps protected incumbents because the maps left all six Representatives “in the district where they currently live” and “could avoid incumbent pairing.” 605 F. Supp. 3d, at 830. That observation missed the point: An incumbent is not protected if he or she will lose re-election. And because the plaintiffs' illustrative maps failed to protect all the incumbents that the State sought to shield, the plaintiffs did not meet their burden on this precondition.

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