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confer original jurisdiction on it, but we decided there

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were so many problems in that we didn't want to get into

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Federal-State conflicts. We didn't feel that it would

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be wise to attempt to do that. Consequently, I would

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suspect that you could go either to the state courts or to

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the Federal courts for relief -- probably the Federal

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courts are the best avenue of relief for Congressional

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Districts. At least they are the most traveled.

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THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Boyer.

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DELEGATE BOYER: Delegate Gallagher, the Ohio

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case to which you referred was probably Lucas v. Rhodes, was

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it not, in the Supreme Court?

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DELEGATE GALLAGHER: Yes. sir.

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DELEGATE BOYER: Which was decided, I believe,

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December 13 -- just recently.

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DELEGATE GALLAGHER: That is correct.

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DELEGATE BOYER: Could you tell us, please,

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what the reasoning of the court was in striking down the

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unofficial guesstimate used by the Ohio Legislature in

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redistricting?

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DELEGATE GALLAGHER: I will to the best of my