| Harris v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission | |
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| Argued December 8, 2015 Decided April 20, 2016 |
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| Full case name | Wesley W. Harrisl, et al., appellants v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, et al. |
| Docket nos. | 14-232 |
| Citations | 578 U.S. ___ (more) |
| Argument | Oral argument |
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| Population deviations for legislative districts predominantly reflected commission's good-faith efforts to comply with Voting Rights Act and obtain preclearance from Department of Justice. United States District Court for the District of Arizona affirmed. | |
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| Majority | Breyer, joined by unanimous |
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| U.S. Const., Amdt. XIV | |
Harris v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, 578 U.S. ___ (2016), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the one person, one vote principle under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment allows a state's redistricting commission slight variances in drawing of legislative districts provided that the variance does not exceed 10 percent.