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MEDIA ADVISORY - FindLaw Devotes Special Web Site Section to California Recall Election Court Cases and Legal News
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 12, 2003 – As California moves closer to its unprecedented gubernatorial recall election, FindLaw, the leading legal Web site, is devoting a special section of its site to coverage of the recall, including news and analysis of the many legal aspects of the situation.
FindLaw's Special Coverage: California Recall Election 2003 can be found at: http://news.findlaw.com/legalnews/lit/recall/index.html.
The special section provides the latest news surrounding the recall, copies of court documents from the cases filed concerning the election, analysis from legal and constitutional scholars, and links to relevant sites including voter information and candidates' Web sites.
FindLaw has documents for cases including the punch-card ballot case brought by the American Civil Liberties Union, which is still pending before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Also included are other pending and resolved cases filed in federal and California state courts that involve the constitutionality of the recall law, the legality of the recall election, Governor Davis's attempt to be placed on the ballot of candidates, as well as documents from the U.S. Department of Justice involving preclearance of the special election under the federal Voting Rights Act.
The special section is continually updated as additional cases and relevant documents are filed.
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