The state Supreme Court has declared congressional and state legislative district maps drawn by the North Carolina General Assembly's Republican majority to be unconstitutionally gerrymandered based on partisan bias.
The state Supreme Court has declared congressional and state legislative district maps drawn by the North Carolina General Assembly's Republican majority to be unconstitutionally gerrymandered based on partisan bias.
RALEIGH (AP) A North Carolina judicial panel refused Tuesday to throw out redistricting maps drawn by the Republican-controlled General Assembly, rejecting arguments that the lines were illegal because they were politically stacked for the GOP. The unanimous decision by the three trial judges, which followed a quick trial last week, will be appealed by .