February 06, 2012
In the Media
See you in ‘district’ court
By Michael Gannon
Queens Chronicle
February 2, 2012
Should the process wind up in court, St. John’s Law Professor Janai
Nelson said all will have to consider the Jan. 20 ruling by the
U.S. Supreme Court in Perez v. Perry.
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"The New York Senate lines will probably be challenged under the
Voting Rights Act by minority groups, good government group and
others,” Nelson said. “In Perez they have been ordered to form
interim lines because while [the Texas Legislature’s] lines have
not been precleared, they also have not been ruled illegal."