Source: Matthew Burns, WRAL, 7/25/19

A three-judge panel hearing a challenge to state legislative voting districts on Thursday struck much of the testimony of an expert brought in by Republican lawmakers, calling his review of various voting maps "not reliable." Common Cause North Carolina alleges that state House and Senate district maps are were drawn illegally by the Republican-controlled General Assembly into gerrymandered districts that favor GOP candidates. The two-week trial is expected to wrap up on Friday.

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