Supreme Court Backs Arizona Voting Map in Republican Setback
- Commission's state legislative map constitutional, court says
- Challengers said independent panel sought to help Democrats
A voter carries her child on her hip as she enters the First Baptist Church polling station on Feb. 5, 2008, in Maricopa, Arizona.
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The U.S. Supreme Court upheld Arizona’s state legislative districts, rejecting contentions that the map unconstitutionally dilutes the influence of Republican voters.
The justices Wednesday unanimously said the map, drawn by an independent commission, complies with the Constitution’s “one person, one vote” principle.