Supervisors Told to Reveal Private Talks
A federal judge Tuesday upheld a court ruling requiring Los Angeles County supervisors to disclose their private talks on a redistricting plan that allegedly discriminates against Latinos.
County attorneys were uncertain whether they would appeal U.S. District Court Judge David V. Kenyon’s decision to the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
The U.S. Justice Department and two civil rights groups have sought to require the supervisors to testify to their recollections of closed-door talks leading to the 1981 adoption of the reapportionment plan.
They have sued the county, accusing the supervisors of discriminating against Latinos by drawing their districts in such a way as to preclude the election of a Latino to the five-member board.
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