LOS ANGELES—The Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Southern California (SCLC) has filed a lawsuit aimed at getting Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas reinstated to the Los Angeles City Council, from which he was suspended in October 2021 after his indictment in a federal corruption case. Ridley-Thomas was the organization’s Greater Los Angeles chapter’s executive director from 1981–1991. The move comes just days before the city council is scheduled to vote on appointing former Councilman Herb Wesson as a temporary replacement for Ridley-Thomas. The lawsuit, which was filed on Feb. 18, alleges “the decision to suspend [Ridley-Thomas] contravenes the bedrock presumption of innocence guaranteed under California law.” It also seeks to prohibit the city council from appointing Wesson or any temporary replacement to represent the 10th District. The motion to appoint Wesson as a temporary replacement was introduced by Council President Nury Martinez and seconded by Councilmen Mitch O’Farrell, Paul Koretz, and Gil …
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