October 23, 2017 -- The California Supreme Court last week denied an appeal by the City of Santa Monica to review the Voting Rights lawsuit filed against it, upholding a lower court ruling that allows the litigation to proceed to trial.

The October 18 ruling from the 2nd District Court of Appeal of the state Supreme Court was praised by Kevin Shenkman, the attorney representing the plaintiffs -- the Pico Neighborhood Association and Latina Activist Maria Loya ("Santa Monica Facing Lawsuit Over At-Large Council Elections," April 13, 2016).

“The California Supreme Court's unanimous decision last week is further affirmation that the city council members' misguided and expensive fight against the voting rights of their own constituents is, at its core, based on a distorted view of the law,” Shenkman said.

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