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PLF continues the fight against the unconstitutional Redistricting Commission selection process

May 18, 2012 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

PLF filed the next round of legal documents in Connerly v. California, et al. today. First, some background. In 2008, California voters created the California Citizens Redistricting Commission. The Commission is made of 14 private citizens who are tasked with drawing California’s Congressional, Assembly, Senate, and Board of Equalization Elec ...

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Sacramento Superior Court holds "public officers" can treat people differently because of race

December 26, 2012 | By JOSHUA THOMPSON

Today we learned that the Sacramento Superior Court sustained the government’s demurrer in Connerly v. State of California.  This case challenged Government Code Section 8252 as facially unconstitutional, because it requires members of the Citizens Redistricting Commission to appoint officers to serve on the Commission according to their r ...