The U.S. Supreme Court has told North Carolina’s top court to reconsider a redistricting lawsuit filed by Democrats and allies after the nation’s highest court struck down congressional districts as racial gerrymanders. The justices issued a two-sentence order Tuesday in the redistricting case that challenged 2011 congressional and General Assembly districts.
The state Supreme Court twice upheld the districts, but separate federal lawsuits also challenged those maps. Now the justices told the state Supreme Court to review its previous rulings since justices agreed last week the original 1st and 12th Congressional Districts were illegal.
Before the 2016 elections, the 12th District snaked southeast across the state from Charlotte to Winston-Salem to Greensboro. It was redrawn last year to cover Charlotte and surrounding cities.
Full Article: Redistricting case involving 12th District returns to NC Supreme Court | Redistricting | greensboro.com.