Louisiana v. Callais · ¶40

Louisiana objected to the decision and promptly appealed. But because of circumstances outside the State's control, its appeal ended up in limbo. This Court granted certiorari before judgment and held the case pending a decision in Allen. Nearly a year later, after deciding Allen, the Court dismissed the petition as improvidently granted and remanded the case to the Fifth Circuit to consider Louisiana's appeal in the ordinary course. By that time, the 2022 election had passed, and the urgency that had justified the preliminary injunction was no longer present. In a tentatively worded opinion, the Fifth Circuit held that the Robinson District Court's decision “was valid when it was issued” but that the preliminary injunction was no longer needed. Robinson v. Ardoin, 86 F. 4th 574, 599–600 (2023).

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