Md. Congressional redistricting trial continues as experts for plaintiffs wrap up testimony
From WTOP News:
Legal challenges to Marylandâs congressional district map will continue after a judge in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court denied the stateâs claim that the plaintiffs hadnât proven their case.
Two challenges against Marylandâs new congressional map have been consolidated for the trial in the Anne Arundel County Circuit Court. One lawsuit, Szeliga v. Lamone, is brought by Republican voters from all eight of Marylandâs congressional districts and contends that the new map violates the state constitution by intentionally diluting Republican votes. The other lawsuit, brought by Del. Neil C. Parrott (R-Washington) and the national conservative group Judicial Watch, also contends that the new map violates Article III, Section 4 of the Maryland Constitution.
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