Government,
Civil Rights
Sep. 6, 2018
Defense’s main witness rebuts key plaintiffs’ witness in voting system trial
The defense’s main witness in the bench trial over Santa Monica’s election system said Wednesday there was no discriminatory intent behind the city’s switch to at-large voting — a direct rebuttal to a key plaintiffs’ witness.
LOS ANGELES -- The defense's main witness in the bench trial over Santa Monica's election system said Wednesday there was no discriminatory intent behind the city's switch to at-large voting -- a direct rebuttal to a key plaintiffs' witness.
Allan Lichtman, an outspoken American University history professor best known for predicting the outcome of presidential elections, has been called by city defense counsel Gibson, Dunn & Cru...
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