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PARELLA v. MONTALBANO

No. 2003-595-Appeal.

899 A.2d 1226 (2006)

Joseph F. PARELLA et al. v. Joseph A. MONTALBANO, in his official capacity as President of the Rhode Island Senate et al.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

June 9, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karen A. Pelczarski, Esq., Providence, for Plaintiff.

John A. Tarantino, Esq., Providence, for Joseph A. Montalbano, in his capacity as President of the R.I. Senate.

Normand G. Benoit, Esq., Providence, for William J. Murphy, in his capacity as the Speaker of the R.I. House of Representatives.

Present: WILLIAMS, C.J., GOLDBERG, FLAHERTY, and ROBINSON, JJ.

OPINION

Justice GOLDBERG, for the Court.

This appeal requires the Supreme Court to pass upon the constitutionality of G.L. 1956 § 22-1-2, the Senate redistricting statute, to decide whether the enactment violates the Compactness Clause of the Rhode Island Constitution.1 The facts of this case are largely undisputed and concern events that are unique and unprecedented in Rhode...

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