Source:Gary D. Robertson, WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL, 1/11/18


North Carolina Republican legislators have started trying to block a federal court ruling ordering them to draw new congressional districts because the judges said the GOP went too far to protect its partisan advantage with the current boundaries. Lawyers for legislative leaders filed a request Thursday asking a three-judge panel to quickly delay enforcement of their ruling filed this week directing lawmakers approve a new map by Jan. 24.

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