Harris v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission

Harris v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission

Decided April 26, 2016
Full case name Wesley W. Harrisl, et al., appellants v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, et al.
Docket nos. 14-232
Citations

578 U.S. ___ (more)

Argument Oral argument
Holding
Population deviations for legislative districts predominantly reflected commission's good-faith efforts to comply with Voting Rights Act and obtain preclearance from Department of Justice. United States District Court for Arizona affirmed.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John G. Roberts
Case opinions
Majority Breyer, joined by Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan, Thomas, Alito
Laws applied
U.S. Const., Amdt. XIV

Harris v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, 578 U.S. ___ (2016), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the one person, one vote principle under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment allows a state's redistricting commission slight variances in drawing of legislative districts provided that the variance does not exceed 10 percent.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/15pdf/14-232_ihdj.pdf
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