Walters v. Boston City Council

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS ___________________________________ ) RASHEED WALTERS, et al. ) ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) Civil Action v. ) No. 22-12048-PBS ) BOSTON CITY COUNCIL, et al. ) ) ) Defendants. ) ______________________________ ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER May 8, 2023 Saris, D.J. 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 a preliminary injunction that bars…