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DESENA v. MAINE

Civil Action No. 1:11-cv-117.

793 F.Supp.2d 456 (2011)

William DESENA and Sandra W. Dunham, Plaintiffs, v. State of MAINE et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Maine.

June 21, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy C. Woodcock , Eaton Peabody , Bangor, ME, for Plaintiffs.

Paul Stern , Office of the Attorney General, Phyllis Gardiner , Maine Attorney General's Office, Augusta, ME, for Defendants.

Janet T. Mills , Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau, Pachios & Haley, LLP, Augusta, ME, for Intervenor Defendant Maine Democratic Party.

Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, HORNBY and SINGAL, District Judges.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

This case, brought in the aftermath of the 2010 decennial census, posits that population shifts have made Maine's two congressional districts unequal and that, given Maine's redistricting format, the disparity will not be rectified before the 2012 election. The upshot, the plaintiffs say, is unconstitutional vote dilution.

To put this claim in perspective, we begin with an overview of Maine's approach to...

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