The case is Carpenter v. Landry and concerns the Louisiana candidate filing deadline in February 2026 to get on the November 2026 General Election ballot. The TRO was denied. Below is the opinion.
The case is Carpenter v. Landry and concerns the Louisiana candidate filing deadline in February 2026 to get on the November 2026 General Election ballot. The TRO was denied. Below is the opinion.
The fundamental problem is that Louisiana switched back to exclusionary partisan primaries. Prior to this year ALL candidates were able to qualify in the same manner.
It appears that the candidate file pro se and did not bother to attempt to gather any signatures. The magistrate judge made a recommendation. The district judge will presumably follow that advice.