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Legislative Management Committee OKs Amicus Brief in Redistricting Case after Tie-Breaker
Summary
The committee authorized the legislative general counsel to file an amicus brief on behalf of the legislature in Powers Gardner v. Henderson, a federal congressional redistricting case; an 8-8 roll call tie was broken by the Senate president and House speaker, and the motion passed.
The Legislative Management Committee voted to direct the legislative general counsel to file an amicus brief on behalf of the legislature in Powers Gardner v. Henderson, a federal case challenging congressional district boundaries.
President Adams moved the measure, saying the litigation raises questions about "the legislature's constitutional authority to draw boundaries" and arguing the legislature needed to protect that authority by participating as a friend of the court. "I…
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