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Supreme Court upholds Hawaii reapportionment
« on: January 21, 2014, 06:43:52 pm »
http://www.myfoxla.com/story/24506338/supreme-court-upholds-hawaii-reapportionment

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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has upheld Hawaii's reapportionment plan that leaves out some military personnel and students when calculating population and determining state legislative districts.

The justices affirmed a lower court ruling without comment Tuesday.

Voters challenging the reapportionment plan said it wrongfully excluded more than 108,000 military members, their families and university students. But a three-judge court in Hawaii found that the plan did not violate the Constitution's right to equal protection.

The case is Kostick v. Nago, 13-456.