Calvin Duncan takes office then steps back after court whiplash

The big picture: Duncan started work Monday morning after a judge late Sunday blocked a law eliminating the position.

• Soon after, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in the state's favor.
• Attorney General Liz Murrill claimed victory in a statement, saying Chelsey Richard Napoleon, the clerk of Orleans Parish Civil Court, is now responsible for all clerk duties.
• Duncan's team told The Times-Picayune that by midday Monday he had "ceased acting" as criminal clerk.

Yes, but: Alanah Odoms, the executive director of the ACLU of Louisiana, argues the ruling came too late.

• The group will challenge the 5th Circuit's ruling, she says, all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court if needed.
• "If Calvin is forced from office, this administration will be violating the law and forcibly expelling an elected official," the ACLU said in a statement.

A big week in court

Zoom out: It's one of several pivotal court cases this week involving Louisiana.

• The biggest one was the Supreme Court decision (Louisiana v. Callais) that deemed the state's congressional map unconstitutional and has major implications for voter rights.

The courts also ruled on Louisiana's challenge to teleprescribing and mail-order prescriptions for mifepristone, which can be used for abortions.

• The 5th Circuit, based in New Orleans, sided with Louisiana on Friday and blocked access to the medication.
• Then, on Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily reinstated access, writes Axios' Adriel Bettelheim.

In state court, a grand jury charged Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson with crimes related to last year's jailbreak. She says she'll fight to clear her name.

• Michelle Woodfork was sworn in Monday as the new sheriff.
• She's left with a budget crisis, which her predecessor says prevented overdue security upgrades at the jail.

State of play: Odoms says the recent decisions from the Supreme Court and the governor are part of state and national efforts to "attack Black political participation" and silence voters.

• "This is Reconstruction Era tactics," Odoms says.