Today, the Campaign Legal Center filed an amici brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in Harris v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission on behalf of former Justice Department attorneys in support of the Commission and its redistricting plan. The brief emphasizes that the state commission was fully justified in drawing districts, with minor population deviations, that complied with Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. The plan at issue was drawn by the Commission at a time when the state was required to preclear any voting changes with the Justice Department or the D.C. District Court, and ensure that the plan did not decrease the opportunity of minority voters to elect their candidates of choice. The brief also stresses that the holding urged by those challenging the plan would unnecessarily cause substantial disruption and upset political stability in states and municipalities nationwide.