BATON ROUGE, LA— The Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA) today applauded Attorney General Liz Murrill’s landmark victory at the U.S. Supreme Court. In a 6-3 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, the Court struck down Louisiana’s court-mandated racially gerrymandered congressional map and reaffirmed that the Equal Protection Clause prohibits the government from using race as a predominant factor in drawing district lines absent proof of intentional discrimination.
“No group of elected officials make a bigger impact than Republican AGs. Everyone talks about redistricting, however Republican AGs actually act and win at the highest levels. RAGA is proud to have leaders like Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill among our ranks. The Callais decision reaffirms common sense – the Constitution requires colorblindness and courts cannot compel states to violate that principle,” said RAGA Executive Director Adam Piper. “Since Wednesday’s Callais decision, Republican AGs have worked with President Trump and the White House to move the needle across the country from Steve Marshall’s emergency petition in Alabama to James Uthmeier winning on a separate election related matter in the Northern District of Florida.”
Read Attorney General Liz Murrill’s statement on X here.