[EL] Breaking: #SCOTUS to Hear ANOTHER AZ Redistricting Case

[Rick Hasen]

    Breaking: #SCOTUS to Hear ANOTHER AZ Redistricting Case
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=73892>

Posted onJune 30, 2015 6:33 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=73892>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The case 
<http://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/063015zr_pnk0.pdf>is 
Wesley v. AZ Redistricting Commission (14-232) and the three questions 
presented (in thejurisdictional statement 
<http://redistricting.lls.edu/files/AZ%20harris%2020140825%20juris.pdf>) 
  deal with one person, one vote deviations to satisfy partisan 
advantage, deviations from partisan advantage to satisfy the (now 
defunct) preclearance requirements of the DOJ, and whether the 
redistricting commission erred in allegedly drawing Hispanic influence 
districts.  This could turn out to be a major case, although the first 
question seems to have been resolved by the Supreme Court’s summary 
affirmance in Larios v. Cox, and the second question seems mooted by 
/Shelby County/‘s killing of preclearance. I am not sure why the Court 
took this case, but we will find out soon enough. Perhaps the Court 
thought it should take the case while the larger /Evenwel/one person, 
one vote case was pending.

The full questions presented are:

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Via Justin Levitt, <http://redistricting.lls.edu/cases-AZ.php#AZ>here 
are the relevant documents:

*District court*

–*_Opinion_rejecting challenges* 
<http://redistricting.lls.edu/files/AZ%20harris%2020140429%20order.pdf>,_concurrence_ 
<http://redistricting.lls.edu/files/AZ%20harris%2020140429%20concur.pdf>,_dissent_ 
<http://redistricting.lls.edu/files/AZ%20harris%2020140429%20dissent.pdf>(Apr. 
29, 2014).

*U.S. Supreme Court*
–Notice of appeal 
<http://redistricting.lls.edu/files/AZ%20harris%2020140625%20noa.pdf>(June 
25).
–Jurisdictional statement 
<http://redistricting.lls.edu/files/AZ%20harris%2020140825%20juris.pdf>(Aug. 
25).
–Motion to dismiss or affirm 
<http://redistricting.lls.edu/files/AZ%20harris%2020141113%20affirm.pdf>(Nov. 
13).
–Opposition 
<http://redistricting.lls.edu/files/AZ%20harris%2020141202%20opp.pdf>(Dec. 
2).

Thor Hearne, whose fraudulent fraud squad activities get full play in my 
book, /The Voting Wars/, brought this case.

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