Md. congressional redistricting lawsuit hinges on racial numbers

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: December 20, 2011
Tags: 4th u.s. circuit court of appeals, black vote, congressional district, congressional redistricting, Dan Friedman, election, General Assembly, judge alexander williams, judge paul niemeyer, majority-minority district, map, maryland, patricia fletcher, rep. donna edwards, Rep. Elijah Cummings, roscoe bartlett, steny hoyer, voters, voting rights act

GREENBELT — As a three-judge panel heard arguments about whether Maryland’s redistricting map dilutes the African-American vote, one of those judges said Tuesday he doesn’t believe a case has been made to require a third black-majority congressional district. Still, the judges noted that some changes in the map might be necessary after further review, and [...]