[BREAKING] A day later: Supreme Court to consider challenge to Ariz. Redistricting Commission’s legislative map

Redistricting

RedistrictingBy Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Services /Arizona Capitol Times

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed this morning to take up another challenge to the lines drawn by Arizona’s Independent Redistricting Commission.

Without comment the justices agreed to review a complaint that the five-member commission violated the law by creating legislative districts of unequal population. More to the point, challengers say that was done largely to give Democrats an unfair advantage.

Today’s ruling sets the stage for arguments when the court resumes in October.

Unlike the fight decided by the high court Monday, this one does not challenge the authority of the commission. No one contends that the panel cannot legally draw the lines for the state’s 30 legislative districts

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