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Monday, December 12, 2005

Law - Texas redistricting to be reveiwed by Supreme Court

NPR's Nina Totenberg had an excellent piece this afternoon on the Supreme Court's Texas redistricting review -- a story that pulls together many elements, including the Democrat Texas legislators fleeing to Louisiana several years back in an effort to prevent the Republicans from having the quorum they needed to pass the mid-decade redistricting that would result in a six-seat gain, giving Tom DeLay the majority he needed.

Here is is:

High Court to Review Texas Congressional Districts
by Nina Totenberg

All Things Considered, December 12, 2005 ยท The Supreme Court has agreed to review the constitutionality of a map for Texas congressional districts that opponents say was improperly manipulated. The map, engineered by Rep. Tom Delay (R-TX), helped Republicans increase their hold on the Texas delegation.

The ILB has had a slew of entries on redistricting -- all accessible via the search box.

Howard Bashman of How Appealing has/is posting links to all the current stories on the grant, including this David Savage story in the LA Times.

And don't miss Lyle Denniston's coverage at SCOTUSblog.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on December 12, 2005 06:26 PM
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