By Armen Melkonians

No decision was made by the Judge on Friday. The City's attorneys tried to sneak in a re-argument of the merits case, while also mentioning the word "appeal" at least several dozen times. The Judge said she had already decided on the merits and found that the City must abandon the illegal and discriminatory at-large election system. She said that she wanted to make it clear that she was not there to re-try the case but rather to discuss "proposals" for remedies from both sides.

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