By Jeremy Duda | Arizona Capitol Times
The U.S. Supreme Court scheduled oral arguments for December 8 in a case that could redraw the legislative boundaries created by the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission.
A group of GOP activists alleges that the commission illegally overpopulated Republican-dominated legislative districts and underpopulated Democratic districts with the intent of giving the minority party an advantage in certain districts. Plaintiffs in the case, Harris v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, argue that the commission’s actions violate the Fourteenth Amendment’s equal protection clause and the “one person, one vote” principle established by the Supreme Court.
