Supreme Court of the United States

Wesley W. Harris, Appellants v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission

April 20, 2016136 S. Ct. 1301

Summary

The Supreme Court affirmed the district court's judgment upholding Arizona's legislative redistricting plan, holding that population deviations under 10% are permissible when justified by legitimate considerations such as compliance with the Voting Rights Act, and the appellants failed to show that illegitimate partisan motives predominated.