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INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING COM'N v. BREWER

No. CV-11-0313-SA.

275 P.3d 1267 (2012)

ARIZONA INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING COMMISSION, an Independent Constitutional Body, Petitioner, Colleen Coyle Mathis, Intervenor, v. Janice K. BREWER, in her official capacity as the Governor of the State of Arizona; Arizona State Senate; Russell Pearce, in his official capacity as Senate President, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Arizona.

April 20, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Osborn Maledon PA by Mary R. O'Grady , Kristin L. Windtberg , Grace E. Campbell , Jean-Jacques Cabou , Joseph N. Roth , Phoenix, Attorneys for Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission.

Jones Skelton & Hochuli PLC by A. Melvin McDonald, Jr. , Lori L. Voepel , Jonathan P. Barnes , Phoenix, Attorneys for Arizona State Senate and Russell K. Pearce.

Gammage & Burnham PLLC by Lisa T. Hauser , Christopher Hering , Cameron C. Artigue , and Office of the Governor by Joseph Sciarrotta, Jr. , Christina Estes-Werther , Phoenix, Attorneys for Governor Janice K. Brewer.

Law Offices of Thomas A. Zlaket PLLC by Thomas A. Zlaket , Tucson, Attorney for Colleen Coyle Mathis.

Coppersmith Schermer & Brockelman PLC by Andrew S. Gordon , Roopali Hardin Desai , Phoenix, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Linda C. McNulty.

Tim Nelson, PLLC by Timothy A. Nelson , Phoenix, Attorney for Amicus Curiae Jose Herrera.

Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest by Timothy M. Hogan   Joy E. Herr-Cardillo , Phoenix, Attorneys for Amici Curiae Ann Eschinger, Dennis Michael Burke, and Bart Turner.

Navajo Nation, Department of Justice, Window Rock by Dana L. Bobroff , Michelle Begay , and Sacks Tierney PA by Judith M. Dworkin , Patricia Ferguson-Bohnee , Scottsdale, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Navajo Nation.

Arizona House Of Representatives by Peter A. Gentala , Phoenix, Attorney for Amici Curiae Andrew M. Tobin, Alan L. Krieger, Marlin Kuykendall, and John Moore.

Perkins Coie LLP by Paul F. Eckstein , Amelia M. Gerlicher , Kirstin T. Eidenbach , Phoenix, Attorneys for Amici Curiae Common Cause, Susan Gerard, Lucia Howard, Paul Johnson, and Roberta L. Voss.

Peñalosa & Associates by Jose L. Peñalosa, Jr. , Phoenix, Attorney for Amici Curiae Barbara L. Klein and Ken Clark.

Cantelme & Brown PLC by David J. Cantelme , Phoenix, Attorney for Amicus Curiae Speaker Andrew M. Tobin.

PELANDER, Justice.

¶ 1 This special action challenges the Governor's removal of Chairperson Colleen Mathis from the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission ("IRC"). On November 17, 2011, we issued an order, clarified on November 23, accepting jurisdiction and granting relief with a written opinion to follow. This is that opinion.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶ 2 The IRC consists of five citizen volunteers constitutionally charged...

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