Federal Judges SLAM Wisconsin Republican Legislators in Redistricting Case

[kpete]

WED JAN 04, 2012 AT 05:48 AM PST
Federal Judges SLAM Wisconsin Republican Legislators in Redistricting Case
byGiles Goat BoyFollow

A trio of federal judges assigned to hear a suit challenging Wisconsin's new legislative redistricting plan has dismissed a motion brought by Republican state legislators and their lawyers. The motion sought to protect evidence that the defendants say are protected by attorney/client privilege. It is the third such motion dismissed by the panel, and they are clearly not going to entertain any more delays. In addition to calling the motions frivolous, their ruling reads in part:


****Quite frankly, the Legislature and the actions of its counsel give every appearance of flailing wildly in a desperate attempt to hide from both the court and the public the true nature of exactly what transpired in the redistricting process

In addition, the judges said they...

*********...will not suffer the sort of disinformation, foot-dragging, and obfuscation now being engaged in by Wisconsin's elected officials and/or their attorneys.



The judges also sanctioned three attorneys from the law firm of Michael Best and Freidrich and ordered the defendants to pay some attorney fees for the group that brought the lawsuit.

MORE:
http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/federal-judges-say-gop-lawmakers-trying-to-hide-redistricting-details-from-public-td3lru1-136626883.html
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/01/04/1051412/-Federal-Judges-SLAM-Wisconsin-Republican-Legislators-in-Redistricting-Case?via=siderec

[Spazito]

1. Wow, the court certainly didn't pull their punches...

in their ruling!

This is excellent news, there must be some VERY interesting material the repubs desperately wanted to stay hidden re the redistricting process.!

Recommended.

[hifiguy]

2. Lying to and pissing off federal judges

is NOT a generally recommended litigation strategy. This could get interesting.