Louisiana: federal court dismisses suit on McCrery residency
The Shreveport Times reports: A federal judge has dismissed the lawsuit seeking to disqualify U.S. Rep. Jim McCrery, but challenger Patti Cox is not deterred.
"It's not over. It's called appeal," Cox said Monday.
In a one-page judgment, U.S. District Judge Tom Stagg said the U.S. House of Representatives is the only institution permitted by the Constitution to decide Cox's challenge to McCrery's qualifications.
Cox, one of three contenders who tried to unseat McCrery on Nov. 7, filed suit in state and federal court in November claiming McCrery was not a Louisiana resident when he won the election. McCrery sold his Shreveport home in 2004 and moved his family to McLean, Va. McCrery has said he maintained residency in Shreveport. -- The Shreveport Times