Case: United States v. State of Louisiana

State / Territory: Louisiana

Case Type(s):

Election/Voting Rights

Special Collection(s):

Civil Rights Division Archival Collection

Key Dates

Filing Date: Dec. 28, 1961

Closing Date: Nov. 9, 1972

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

The United States Attorney General, in addition to other attorneys general and U.S. Department of Justice attorneys.

Plaintiff Type(s):

U.S. Dept of Justice plaintiff

Attorney Organizations:

U.S. Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

State of Louisiana, State

Hugh E. Cutrer, Jr. and three individual members: Jimmie H. Davis, C.C. Aycock, and J. Thomas Jewel, State

Defendant Type(s):

Jurisdiction-wide

Facility Type(s):

Government-run

Case Details

Causes of Action:

42 U.S.C. § 1983

Civil Rights Act of 1957/1960, 52 U.S.C. § 10101 (previously 42 U.S.C. § 1971)

Constitutional Clause(s):

Equal Protection

Fifteenth Amendment

Available Documents:

Trial Court Docket

Any published opinion

U.S. Supreme Court merits opinion

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff

Nature of Relief:

Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement

Source of Relief:

Litigation

Content of Injunction:

Preliminary relief granted

Discrimination Prohibition

Monitoring

Voting Process Changes

Voter Registration

Order Duration: 1964 - None

Issues

Discrimination Basis:

Race discrimination

Voting:

Voter qualifications

Voter registration rules

Voting: General & Misc.