FEDERAL COURT BOSTON REDISTRICTING

Two local attorneys, Paul J. Gannon and Joseph Phelan, both of Hingham played key roles in a recent federal court ruling that found Boston’s redistricting process likely violated the U.S. Constitution’s Fourteenth Amendment.

In her ruling, US District Court Judge Patti Saris stated that plaintiffs were likely to be successful in their argument that race was a predominant factor used to draw the district boundaries. Therefore she granted the plaintiffs request for a preliminary injunction, which bars the current district map from being used in the upcoming election.