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No Gerrymandering? Legislators cheer high court redistricting decision

California legislative leaders from both parties applauded Monday’s Supreme Court decision upholding the use of independent commissions to draw the boundaries for legislative districts. In a 5-4 decision, the court upheld Arizona’s independent commission created by a ballot initiative. The state’s Republican-led state legislature filed suit, claiming that under the Constitution only a state legislature […]

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