WALTERS v. BOSTON CITY COUNCIL

Civil Action No. 22-12048-PBS.

676 F.Supp.3d 26 (2023)

Rasheed WALTERS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. BOSTON CITY COUNCIL, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

Signed May 8, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul J. Gannon , Gannon & Hurley, P.C., South Boston, MA, Frederick E. Dashiell , Dashiell and Associates, PC, Boston, MA, Glen Hannington , Law Offices of Glen Hannington, Boston, MA, for Plaintiffs Rita Dixon, Shirley Shillingford, Maureen Feeney, Phyllis Corbitt, The South Boston Citizens Association, Martin F. McDonough, St. Vincent's Lower End Neighborhood Association, Old Colony Tenant Association.

Glen Hannington , Law Offices of Glen Hannington, Boston, MA, Frederick E. Dashiell , Dashiell and Associates, PC, Boston, MA, for Plaintiffs Rasheed Walters, Gladys Bruno, Zheng Huanhua, Carmen Luisa Garcia Terrero, Carmen Garcia-Rosario, Kasper Eleanor.

Samantha H. Fuchs , City of Boston, Boston, MA, Christina S. Marshall , Lon F. Povich , Anderson & Kreiger LLP, Boston, MA, Jennifer G. Miller , Michael P. Moore, Jr. , Hemenway & Barnes LLP, Boston, MA, for Defendant Boston City Council.

Andrew C. Glass , Gregory N. Blase , K&L Gates LLP, Boston, MA, Jacob M. Love , Lawyers for Civil Rights, Boston, MA, Oren M. Sellstrom , Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justic, Boston, MA, Rasheem Johnson , K&L Gates LLP, Miami, FL, for Amici NAACP Boston Branch, MassVote, Massachusetts Voter Table, La Colaborativa, Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Coalition, Chinese Progressive Association, New England United for Justice.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

After the decennial federal census, the Boston City Council ("City Council") voted 9-4 to approve a redistricting map on November 2, 2022 that the Mayor signed into law. Plaintiffs, who are Boston voters and civic associations, sued the City of Boston, seeking...

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