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Legislators rebut court challenge to northeastern NC Senate districts
Top lawmakers urge the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals to reject a lawsuit challenging two state Senate districts in northeastern North Carolina.
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Critics of northeastern NC Senate districts make case to 4th Circuit
Plaintiffs challenging two northeastern North Carolina state Senate districts as examples of illegal racial gerrymandering offered their written arguments Tuesday to federal appellate judges.
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Judge rules in favor of NC legislators in state Senate redistricting case
A federal judge has ruled that the North Carolina General Assembly did not violate constitutional restrictions against racial gerrymandering when it drew two challenged state Senate districts in northeastern North Carolina. Lawmakers "need not use the odious practice of sorting voters based on race," the judge wrote Tuesday.
