Filed Date: Jan. 8, 1962
Closed Date: March 8, 1965
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[This summary is temporary while we research the case.] This is a lawsuit in which the Attorney General sued the State of Louisiana on behalf of the United States, alleging that Louisiana’s constitutional requirement that applicants for voting registration be able to understand and give a reasonable interpretation of any section of the state or federal Constitution was discriminatory. The case was filed in 1962, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
United States v. State of Louisiana, Eastern District of Louisiana (1961)
Doar, John (District of Columbia)
La Cour, Louis C. (Louisiana)
Marshall, Burke (District of Columbia)
Owen, D. Robert (District of Columbia)
Ruddell, Kathleen (Louisiana)
Last updated April 23, 2024, 3:09 a.m.
Docket sheet not available via the Clearinghouse.State / Territory:
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Civil Rights Division Archival Collection
Key Dates
Filing Date: Jan. 8, 1962
Closing Date: March 8, 1965
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
US Department of Justice
Plaintiff Type(s):
U.S. Dept of Justice plaintiff
Public Interest Lawyer: No
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
State
Board of Registration of the State of Louisiana
State of Louisiana
Defendant Type(s):
Facility Type(s):
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Civil Rights Act of 1957/1960, 52 U.S.C. § 10101 (previously 42 U.S.C. § 1971)
Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2201
Ex parte Young (federal or state officials)
Constitutional Clause(s):
Due Process: Substantive Due Process
Other Dockets:
Eastern District of Louisiana 62-02548
Supreme Court of the United States 00067
Special Case Type(s):
Available Documents:
U.S. Supreme Court merits opinion
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff OR Mixed
Relief Sought:
Relief Granted:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Content of Injunction:
Issues
Voting:
Case Summary of United States of America v. State of Louisiana, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/14552/.