The plaintiffs proposed dividing the city into districts, which would result in a Pico neighborhood with approximately 30% Latino population compared to the citywide average of 14%. However, this would not guarantee an ability for Latino residents to win an election, leading the appeals court to support the City’s current at-large voting system.

Both sides had an opportunity to restate their arguments before being peppered with questions from the justices on Tuesday.

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