Federal Judge Keeps Redistricting Lawsuit Alive, Arguments Likely to Change – The Illinoize

As part of the ruling Monday, Judge Robert Dow told Democrats to keep arguments from Republicans and the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund in mind: “The panel also reiterates the comments made on the record urging the General Assembly to take into account the views of the Plaintiffs in crafting any amended plan with the objective of presenting for the Court's consideration a plan that satisfies all constitutional and statutory obligations, not just those raised in the existing pleadings and motions.”