- Docket No.
- 5:24-cv-00016
- District Court
- Louisiana Western
Goal
- Block enforcement of a law
- Declaration that a law is unlawful
Issues
Litigation Content
Why This Matters:
The plaintiff alleges that a state law requiring the Governor of Louisiana to ensure a racially diverse medical board violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. Maintaining racial and ethnic diversity on professional licensing boards can lead to more equitable enforcement of licensure rules and otherwise eliminate barriers to entry for health professionals of color.
Potential Impact:
Limiting policymakers’ ability to formulate policies that promote the recruitment of a diverse workforce could hamper efforts to diversify such workforce, ultimately negatively impacting patient care and public health, especially for racial and ethnic minorities.
21 Major Filings
- ORDER ON MOTION TO DISMISS (Sep 29, 2025)
- PLAINTIFF'S RESPONSE RE: MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT (Feb 27, 2025)
- DEFENDANT'S REPLY RE: MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT (Feb 20, 2025)
- PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT (Jan 30, 2025)
- PLAINTIFF'S RESPONSE RE: MOTION TO DISMISS (Jan 10, 2025)
- JOINT NOTICE (Dec 20, 2024)
- DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISMISS (Dec 20, 2024)
- ORDER RE: MOTION TO COMPEL (Nov 25, 2024)
- PLAINTIFF'S RESPONSE RE: MOTION TO COMPEL (Nov 21, 2024)
- SCHEDULING ORDER (Nov 18, 2024)
- JOINT NOTICE (Nov 14, 2024)
- DEFENDANT'S RESPONSE RE: MOTION TO COMPEL (Nov 14, 2024)
- ORDER RE: MOTION TO COMPEL (Oct 31, 2024)
- PLAINTIFF'S REPLY RE: MOTION TO COMPEL (Sep 3, 2024)
- DEFENDANT'S RESPONSE TO MOTION TO COMPEL (Aug 26, 2024)
- NOTICE (Aug 12, 2024)
- PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO COMPEL (Aug 9, 2024)
- SCHEDULING ORDER (Apr 11, 2024)
- RULE 26F REPORT (Apr 3, 2024)
- ANSWER (Jan 28, 2024)
- COMPLAINT (Jan 4, 2024)