Conversely, Louisiana argued that the circuit panel’s order was necessary to prevent the case from descending into “procedural chaos,” asserting that cancellation of the district court hearing protected the state’s right to defend against voter dilution claims and ensured compliance with the Supreme Court’s June ruling.
New Louisiana Congressional Map : Legal Representation
The group of voters led by Press Robinson and Edward Galmon Sr. is represented by a team of legal professionals from various firms and organizations.
- Stuart Naifeh, Leah C. Aden, Kathryn Sadasivan, Victoria Wenger, R. Jared Evans, and I. Sara Rohani of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund Inc.
- Megan C. Keenan, Sarah Brannon, Dayton Campbell-Harris, and Sophia Lin Lakin of the ACLU Foundation.
- Nora Ahmed and Stephanie Willis of the ACLU of Louisiana.
- T. Alora Thomas-Lundborg of Harvard Law School’s Election Law Clinic.
- Tracie Washington of the Louisiana Justice Institute.
- Robert A. Atkins, Yahonnes Cleary, Jonathan H. Hurwitz, Amitav Chakraborty, Adam P. Savitt, Arielle B. McTootle, and Robert Klein of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP.
- John Adcock.
The group led by Edward Galmon is represented by Abha Khanna, Jacob D. Shelly, Daniel Cohen, and Qizhou Ge of Elias Law Group LLP.
