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Justices Reject 2 Gerrymandered North Carolina Districts, Citing Racial Bias

The Supreme Court ruled that state lawmakers had violated the Constitution by relying too heavily on race in drawing the congressional districts. [Source]

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Origin: nytimes.com

Category: Supreme Court (US)

Topics: districts, congressional, drawing, heavily, relying, Constitution, violated, lawmakers, state, ruled, Court, Supreme, Racial, Citing, Districts, Carolina, North, Gerrymandered, Reject, Justices

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/22/us/politics/supreme-court-north-carolina-congressional-districts.html?partner=rss&emc=rss