Thursday, February 23, 2012

8:32 AM

Redistricting trial gets underway

The trial challenging the constitutionality of the GOP-produced redistricting plan was set to begin Thursday morning after a second failed attempt by the three-judge panel to get lawmakers to re-work the maps to address concerns raised in the lawsuit.

Peter Earle, a plaintiff's lawyer, said attorney Jim Troupis, who helped create the maps, was questioned in a court-ordered deposition Wednesday that went for eight hours, ending at 11 p.m.

Troupis had claimed that he could not be questioned because of lawyer-client privilege. The judges ruled that he had narrow privilege and that he could be questioned regarding the bulk of the emails that the court recently ordered be made public.

-- By Marie Rohde

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