Louisiana v. Callais · ¶45

Not long after SB8 was enacted, another lawsuit was fled, this time in the Western District of Louisiana. A group of plaintiffs (the Callais plaintiffs) asserted that SB8, and specifically District 6, was a racial gerrymander that violated the Equal Protection Clause. The plaintiffs from Robinson intervened in the litigation, seeking to defend Louisiana's decision to draw a second majority-minority district. Because the Callais plaintiffs challenged “the constitutionality of the apportionment of congressional districts,” a District Court of three judges was convened to hear the suit. 28 U. S. C. § 2284(a). The court held a 3-day preliminary injunction hearing, which was consolidated with a trial on the merits.

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