Redistricting Ruling Appealed by County
Los Angeles County, as expected, on Wednesday appealed a ruling requiring the Board of Supervisors to disclose its private conversations on a redistricting plan that allegedly discriminates against Latinos.
The appeal will be heard by U.S. District Judge David Kenyon.
U.S. Magistrate Charles Eick last week ruled that while county officials are normally protected by law from having to reveal details of closed-door discussions, “the federal interest in enforcement of the Voting Rights Act” outweighs this protection.
He issued the ruling in response to a request from the U.S. Justice Department and two civil rights groups, all of whom have sued the county over the 1981 plan for redrawing supervisors’ district boundaries. The suit contends that the board spread Latino neighborhoods among three districts, thereby diluting Latino voting power in violation of the federal Voting Rights Act.
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