By Jeremy Duda | Arizona Capitol Times
The United States Supreme Court set out to today determine what the Founding Fathers meant when they wrote that state legislatures shall determine the time, manner and place of federal elections.
The answer will determine whether the Arizona Legislature can take authority to draw congressional lines back from the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission.
Two former U.S. solicitors general squared off to argue whether the high court should interpret the Constitution’s Elections Clause literally or define “legislature” more broadly as a state’s lawmaking powers. Several justices telegraphed their positions on the issue with pointed questioning of one side or the other, but observers were split on how the court will ultimately rule.
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