Eventually, police located three witnesses, two teenaged young women and a 20-year old man, and they were held in jail for one or two nights to guarantee their appearance as prosecution witnesses.
The Connecticut Supreme Court gave no sign Thursday of a willingness to heed pleas by Republicans to take on the political task of overhauling a congressional map that has produced only Democratic victories since 2008.
The justices asked no questions in a 27-minute hearing, declining to engage in a debate over whether the court should take a more aggressive role when a legislative impasse gives them the final word on redistricting.