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Feb. 13, 2020
Amici weigh in on Votings Rights Act case
Municipalities, councilmembers, and voting advocates have weighed in via amicus briefs on the appealed Santa Monica voting rights decision.
Municipalities, council members, and voting advocates have weighed in via amicus curiae briefs on the appealed Santa Monica voting rights decision.
The case, which went to trial in 2018 and ended with a Los Angeles judge ruling that Santa Monica's at-large voting structure discriminated against minorities, is shaping up to be an issue of first impression for the appellate courts.
Santa Monica appea...
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