No. 21-5549

William D. Lauga v. Louisiana

Lower Court: Louisiana
Docketed: 2021-09-01
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: due-process fourteenth-amendment judicial-federalism privilege-and-immunities privileges-and-immunities procedural-bar racial-discrimination sixth-amendment
Key Terms:
DueProcess FourthAmendment HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2021-10-29
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. IS THE STATE OF LOUISIANA VIOLATING THE DUE PROCESS CLAUSE OF THE SIXTH
AMENDMENT BY NOT ADDRESSING CLAIMS RAISED BY PETITIONER ON A LAW THAT IS
BASED ON RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, AND CAN THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
PROCEDURALLY BAR A PETITIONER ON A LAW THAT IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL BASED
ON RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND IS VOID ACCORDING TO THE FOURTEENTH
AMENDMENT 'S PRIVELEGE AND IMMUNITIES CLAUSE.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is the state of Louisiana violating the due process clause of the Sixth Amendment by not addressing claims raised by petitioner on a law that is based on racial discrimination, and can the state of Louisiana procedurally bar a petitioner on a law that is unconstitutional based on racial discrimination and is void according to the Fourteenth Amendment's privilege and immunities clause?

Docket Entries

2021-11-01
Petition DENIED.
2021-10-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/29/2021.
2021-10-01
Waiver of right of respondent Louisiana to respond filed.
2021-08-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 1, 2021)

Attorneys

Louisiana
Shae Gary McPhee Jr.Louisiana Department of Justice, Respondent
William Lauga
William D. Lauga — Petitioner