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The U.S. Supreme Court refused to reinstate Colorado congressional districts redrawn by Republican lawmakers last year after they gained control of all three branches of state government.

The justices declined to second-guess the Colorado Supreme Court's decision throwing out the new map on grounds the state constitution allows only one redistricting after each census. Today's action leaves in place a congressional map drawn in 2001 by a court after the legislature, at the time split between Democratic and Republican control, couldn't agree on a plan.

Colorado and Texas are embroiled in legal fights over congressional districts adopted last year by new Republican legislative majorities seeking to boost their party's lead in the U.S. House of Representatives. With elections this November, Republicans hold 228 House seats and Democrats have 205 with one independent and one vacancy.

``It is the state legislature -- not any other part of the state -- that has the delegated power to establish the rules governing federal elections'' based on the U.S. Constitution, lawyers for the Colorado legislature said in court papers filed in Washington.

[Thanks to Jeff Wice for the heads up.]


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Edward Still
attorney & mediator
Suite 201
2112 11th Avenue South
Birmingham AL 35205
  phone 205-320-2882
  fax toll free 1-877-264-5513
  still@votelaw.com
 http://www.votelaw.com
 http://www.votelaw.com/blog



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