Source: ROLL CALL, 1/9/18


A panel of three federal judges in North Carolina struck down the state’s 2016 congressional map as an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander on Tuesday. The ruling blocks the state from conducting any elections under the 2016 map and orders the state’s General Assembly to redraw congressional districts by Jan. 24 for the 2018 elections.  The state will likely appeal the decision to the Supreme Court and ask for a stay. The Supreme Court is currently considering…

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