Louisiana v. Callais Amicus Brief

On September 3, 2025 CLC submitted an amicus brief in the Louisiana v. Callais case on reargument at the U.S. Supreme Court. The brief argues three points. First, that Section 2 is a statute of “self-limitation” and is already cabined in scope and duration. Section 2’s purpose, language, and the judicial standards applied to it already require an analysis of current electoral conditions and a showing of ongoing racial discrimination to prove a violation. Second, proof that race and racial discrimination continue to play an excessive role in the political process is abundant, demonstrating the continued necessity of Section 2’s protections (including Texas, Alabama, Tarrant County, TX and Galveston County, TX examples, along with examples of the pervasiveness of racial appeals in campaigns). Third, the brief argues that Section 2, which was enacted pursuant to Congress’ broad remedial enforcement authority expressly granted under the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments, is not subject to a sunset provision.