9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Nov. 6, 2019
Judges skeptical multi-district maps cause constitutional harm
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel struggled Tuesday to appreciate what constitutional injury a Poway resident suffered when districting changes forced him to cast a city council ballot within one precinct rather than for a slate of candidates running citywide.
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel struggled Tuesday to appreciate what constitutional injury a Poway resident suffered when districting changes forced him to cast a city council ballot within one precinct rather than for a slate of candidates running citywide.
In an appeal challenging the lawfulness of California's Voting Rights Act, former Poway mayor Don Higginson alleges racial considerations prompted the city's switch fr...
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