Black Political Task Force v. Galvin

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

SELYA, Circuit JUDGE, sitting by designation.

In the spring of 2001, the Massachusetts legislature (the Legislature) redrew the dimensions of its House and Senate districts. The end product of that endeavor— the 2001 Redistricting Act- — forms the backdrop for this litigation. The plaintiffs, African-American and Hispanic voters, complain that the redistricting scheme, as it pertains to House districts in the Boston area, infringes upon rights guaranteed to them by the United States Constitution and denies them equal opportunity “to participate in the political process and…