Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Comm'n
Supreme Court of the United States
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Ginsburg
This case concerns an endeavor by Arizona voters to address the problem of partisan gerrymandering-the drawing of legislative district lines to subordinate adherents of one political party and entrench a rival party in power. 1 "[P]artisan gerrymanders," this Court has recognized, "[are incompatible] with democratic principles." Vieth v. Jubelirer, 541 U.S. 267 , 292, 124 S.Ct. 1769 , 158 L.Ed.2d 546 (2004) (plurality opinion); id., at 316 , 124 S.Ct. 1769 (KENNEDY, J., concurring in judgment). Even so, the Court in Vieth did not grant relief on the plaintiffs' partisan gerrymander claim. The…
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