Judge denies council's motion to dismiss redistricting case
ANDERSON — The federal judge has dismissed a request by the Anderson City Council to dismiss the lawsuit that was filed over redistricting. Judge J...
ANDERSON — The federal judge has dismissed a request by the Anderson City Council to dismiss the lawsuit that was filed over redistricting. Judge James Sweeney II of the U.S. District Court for the South District of Indiana issued his ruling Wednesday. The lawsuit was brought in June by Common Cause Indiana, the Anderson/Madison County NAACP and the Indiana League of Women Voters. It contends that the six districts for seats on the City Council violate the one man, one vote principle. The Chicago-based Henderson Parks law firm representing the City Council filed the dismissal motion contending the plaintiffs waited too long to file the lawsuit.