Government,
Civil Rights
Aug. 24, 2018
Plaintiffs’ lawyer anticipates defense’s planned cross
The defense’s strategy was clear: Show the judge that a Latino candidate in Santa Monica intentionally threw his city council run in order to strengthen the plaintiffs’ voter discrimination case. With that witness on the stand this week, plaintiffs’ attorney Kevin Shenkman decided to get ahead of the claim during direct examination
LOS ANGELES -- The defense's strategy was clear: Show the judge that a Latino candidate in Santa Monica intentionally threw his city council run to strengthen the plaintiffs' voter discrimination case.
With that witness on the stand this week, plaintiffs' attorney Kevin Shenkman decided to get ahead of the claim during direct examination.
"You didn't intentionally lose the election to support this ...
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