Supreme Court upholds Arizona legislative map

2-leg-mapBy Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Services/Arizona Capitol Times

Arizona’s 30 legislative districts were legally drawn and can continue to be used through the end of the decade, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled this morning.

In a unanimous decision, the justices acknowledged the complaints by challengers that the lines drawn by the Independent Redistricting Commission created districts with unequal populations. And they even conceded that the ones with less population leaned more toward Democrats, a move that could give that party an edge in electing members to the Legislature.

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