[Dialogue] Justice Staff Saw Texas Districting As Illegal; They were overruled

[jim rippey]

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Jim Rippey
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 Justice Staff Saw Texas Districting As Illegal
 
 By Dan Eggen
 
 Justice Department lawyers concluded that the landmark Texas congressional redistricting plan spearheaded by Rep. Tom DeLay (R) violated the Voting Rights Act, according to a previously undisclosed memo obtained by The Washington Post. But senior officials overruled them and approved the plan.
 
 To view the entire article, go to http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/01/AR2005120101927.html?referrer=emailarticle
 
© 2004 The Washington Post Company



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