Where new aldermanic districts varied in population by less than 10 percent, no prima facie case of discrimination was shown.
The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a decision by U.S. District Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman.
After the 2010 census, the city of Chicago began the process of reapportioning its 59 aldermanic wards. The City Council conducted hearings in 2011 to solicit opinions from citizens regarding the redrawing of ward boundaries. Under state law, the council was required to get the approval of …