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In Lawsuit, Senate Dems Decry “Blatantly Unconstitutional” Redistricting

By Michael Gianaris

 
Posted by Michael Gianaris [1] on Monday, February 13th, 2012

Capital Tonight talks about the lawsuit filed by Senate Democrats against LATFOR's redistricting lines.

Senate Democrats this morning filed a lawsuit against LATFOR’s redistricted lines, arguing that the proposed maps are “blatantly unconstitutional.”

In the suit, filed in state Supreme Court, Democrats take aim at the proposed 63rd Senate seat that’s being placed in the Capital Region area and the mathematical formula Republicans use to justify the extra seat.

And the conference blasts LATFOR writ large for lacking transparency.

 Read the full article here [12].

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Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - 00:00
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