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Nine citizens to file civil rights lawsuit challenging congressional redistricting
Nine Maryland citizens will file a joint lawsuit in federal court Thursday charging the state with numerous civil rights violations that occurred as a result of last month’s congressional redistricting, according to Radamese Cabrera, a spokesman for Fannie Lou Hamer – Political Action Committee – an African American voting rights group.
Read MoreState redistricting expert calls alternative plans outrageous
The expert the state hired to ensure Maryland’s Congressional redistricting plan was legally and constitutionally sound criticized alternative plans, calling them “ludicrous” and “outrageous,” though a court may have the final decision.
Read MoreHouse passes O’Malley redistricting plan
The House of Delegates on Wednesday approved Gov. Martin O’Malley’s congressional redistricting map exactly as he had proposed, despite fierce opposition by Republicans and some minority groups.
The vote was 91-46, with five minority Democratic delegates from the Washington suburbs joining all 41 Republicans voting against it
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