Judges uphold North Carolina's new congressional map in win for Republicans

Judges uphold North Carolina's new congressional map in win for GOP

Democrats and advocates who filed the lawsuit argue the new map ensures Republicans will win a majority of the state's 14 congressional districts.

Republicans Notch Big Win As Court Upholds North Carolina’s New Congressional Map

A North Carolina court Tuesday upheld the state’s new congressional lines, rejecting claims from Democratic groups alleging that it was an unfair gerrymander.

Judges uphold North Carolina's new congressional map in win for Republicans

- A panel of North Carolina judges upheld the state's new congressional map on Tuesday, rejecting claims from Democratic voters and advocacy groups that the redrawn district lines illegally favor Republicans. The decision, which will likely be appealed, could have an outsized impact on the 2022 midterm elections in November, when control of the closely divided U.S. Congress will be at

North Carolina court upholds congressional map with GOP lean

A North Carolina court upheld the state’s new congressional map in a ruling Tuesday that rejected allegations the map unfairly favors Republicans and dilutes the power of minority voters. In the first trial opinion to uphold a congressional map of the 2020 redistricting cycle, the ruling by the three-judge panel paves the way for the state’s now-delayed primary to move forward this spring. An appellate panel of state judges had postponed the Mar…