More objections than testimony in Santa Monica voting trial

The trial slowed to a crawl as the plaintiffs’ witness testimony of historian Morgan Kousser continued, although punctured by repeated objections from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP partner Marcellus McRae, who is defending the city from a lawsuit alleging it violated the California Voting Rights Act.

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LOS ANGELES -- There seemed to be more objections than actual testimony in a bench trial Wednesday over minority representation in the city of Santa Monica.

The trial slowed to a crawl as the plaintiffs' witness testimony of historian Morgan Kousser continued, although punctured by repeated objections from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP partner Marcellus McRae, who is defending the city from a lawsuit alleging it violated the Calif...

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