Louisiana judge dismisses lawsuit against AG Murrill on map

Louisiana judge dismisses lawsuit against AG Murrill on map

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A 19th JDC judge dismissed the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus's (LLBC) order to relieve Attorney General Liz Murrill from a strict defense of the statute that created a second Black-majority district. On Monday, Judge Eboni Rose-Johnson granted the exceptions from Murrill and dismissed the writ of mandamus. “This was the proper result. Our focus is on arguments in the United States Supreme Court and addre…

Judge rejects Black lawmakers’ attempt to force AG Murrill to defend Louisiana’s congressional maps

Attorney General Liz Murrill. (Matthew Perschall for Louisiana Illuminator) A state judge has dismissed a lawsuit Black state lawmakers filed to force Attorney General Liz Murrill to resume defending the state’s congressional districts currently being challenged before the U.S. Supreme Court.  The Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus filed a suit last month in 19th Judicial District Court to allege Murrill is not upholding her constitutional duty …

Judge tosses lawsuit by Black lawmakers seeking to make AG defend current La. congressional map

The Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus had asked a state district court judge to compel Attorney General Liz Murrill to defend the current congressional map that has two majority-Black districts.