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...courts’ history of overturning individual litigation is probably related to the tenuous legal arguments on which they rest. Bullock’s and other plaintiffs?? arguments require evidence that simply is not available. They argue they were not fully aware of the risks of smoking due to tobacco companies’ deceptive tactics, which included misleading advertising and understatement of health risks. Proving such an argument requires clairvoyant insight into decisions made decades ago. The plaintiff’s word should not be enough, especially when so much money is at stake...
...plaintiffs??Cambridge’s mayor, city council and 11 registered voters—had argued in court on March 7 that the redistricting plan violated the provision in the state constitution requiring that legislative districts be formed “as nearly as may be” without combining parts of different cities and towns. They also claimed the redistricting would dilute the voting power of Cambridge’s minority residents...