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Lawmakers can't be forced to testify in election law suit, judge rules
St. Petersburg Times | Posted: February 3, 2012 3:57 PM
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By Steve Bousquet, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau
Friday, February 3, 2012
TALLAHASSEE — A federal judge ruled Friday that four state legislators and two staff members cannot be compelled to give sworn testimony in a a major federal election law case.
The League of Women Voters of Florida and the National Council of La Raza had sought to take the six depositions as part of a broader legal strategy to block implementation of several controversial changes to election laws.
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