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Liz Murrill

Liz Murrill

Louisiana Attorney General

Appears in 4 stories

Born: 1963 (age 63 years), New Orleans, LA
Education: Louisiana State University (1991), Louisiana State University (1985), and Pepperdine University
Party: Republican Party
Office: Louisiana Attorney General
Previous campaign: Attorney General of Louisiana primary, 2023

Notable Quotes

“Be advised: It is against Louisiana law to obstruct ICE or Border Patrol,” Murrill’s office warned, citing potential prison terms and fines under state obstruction and malfeasance statutes. ([pelicanpostonline.com](https://pelicanpostonline.com/ag-criminal-to-interfere-with-immigration-agents-in-operation-swamp-sweep/?utm_source=openai))

After the ACLU sought a restraining order, Murrill declared that “there is no First Amendment problem with Act 399,” characterizing the lawsuit as meritless. ([yahoo.com](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/aclu-motion-restraining-order-immigration-190257907.html?utm_source=openai))

Murrill stated that 'Louisiana fully supports U.S. Border Patrol and ICE' and warned that individuals who interfere with Operation Catahoula Crunch would face prosecution under state law. ([lailluminator.com](https://lailluminator.com/2025/12/04/immigration-louisiana/))

Stories

Supreme Court weighs Louisiana challenge to mifepristone mail-order rules

Rule Changes

Lead plaintiff in the current challenge

The Supreme Court has until Thursday at 5 p.m. ET to decide whether mifepristone can keep shipping by mail. Alito's stay, expiring May 14, is all that blocks a May 1 Fifth Circuit ruling that would end telehealth prescribing and mail delivery of the drug nationwide.

Updated 3 days ago

Trump’s 2025 mass-deportation drive reaches New Orleans with ‘Catahoula crunch’

Force in Play

Successfully defended Act 399 through written assurances, avoiding adverse court ruling

On December 3, 2025, President Trump launched Operation Catahoula Crunch, a Border Patrol sweep targeting 5,000 arrests in southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi. The operation deployed roughly 250 agents to raid big-box stores, workplaces, and residential neighborhoods while conducting round-the-clock online surveillance of activists, protests, and community organizing.

Updated 6 days ago

Supreme Court weighs the future of the Voting Rights Act in Louisiana v. Callais

Rule Changes

Celebrated the Callais ruling as vindicating equal protection

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on April 29, 2026, in Louisiana v. Callais that Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965—the main federal tool minority voters have used for four decades to challenge racially discriminatory maps—now requires plaintiffs to prove intentional discrimination before courts can order a remedy. Justice Samuel Alito wrote the majority opinion; Justice Elena Kagan dissented for the three liberal justices, writing that the ruling makes Section 2 'all but a dead letter' and marks 'the latest chapter in the majority's now-completed demolition of the Voting Rights Act.' On May 4, the Court ordered its judgment to take effect immediately, bypassing the usual 25-day window for rehearing requests; on May 6, it denied civil rights plaintiffs' motion to recall the ruling, making the decision final and operative.

Updated May 7

Louisiana's $745 million coastal verdict hangs on WWII contracts

Rule Changes

Defending state court jurisdiction

A Louisiana jury ordered Chevron to pay $745 million in April 2025 for wrecking coastal wetlands through decades of oil drilling. Now the Supreme Court will decide if that verdict stands—or if Chevron can escape to federal court by claiming it was acting under federal orders when it refined aviation fuel during World War II. The catch: the lawsuit concerns oil production, not refining, and much of the damage happened decades after the war ended.

Updated Jan 14