Must-Read Michael Wines NYT Story on North Carolina Redistricting Battle Suggests Republican Legislature Could Try to Impeach Democratic State Supreme Court Justices to Stop Effort to Thwart Gerrymandering https://t.co/9uspSuInEi
— Ion V. Sancho (@Ionsancho1) January 30, 2022
Judging by the NC Supreme Court's 4D-3R majority and willingness to overrule a lower court on the election timeline, I wouldn't be surprised to see the GOP-drawn maps struck down on appeal. https://t.co/3f7IpM6QQ3
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) January 11, 2022
We will appeal to the North Carolina Supreme Court. The fight for fair districts continues. https://t.co/YT6hPXN1r7
— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) January 11, 2022
Breaking: As Biden speaks NC state court upholds extreme gerrymandered maps, including US House map giving GOP 71-78% of seats in state Trump won with 49.9% of vote. This is exactly the kind of partisan & racial gerrymandering Freedom to Vote Act would block
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) January 11, 2022
Here is ruling by panel of majority GOP judges upholding gerrymandered legislative maps in NC. It will be appealed to NC Supreme Court, but underscores need for urgent federal action on voting rights https://t.co/4ZFUaJ9gOx
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) January 11, 2022
True and true. https://t.co/eqsrWyVQua
— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) January 11, 2022
🚨👀https://t.co/RFfyFsg9Vo
— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) January 6, 2022
🚨BREAKING: Supreme Court of North Carolina GRANTS a preliminary injunction in ongoing redistricting cases. The order halts candidate filing and prohibits the use of the maps in elections as litigation challenging the maps as Republican gerrymanders continues. More info to come.
— Democracy Docket (@DemocracyDocket) December 8, 2021
"It would take an absolute blowout, over 7 percentage points in the statewide popular vote, for Democrats to even get half of the state’s congressional delegation." https://t.co/RRb2F4CZUK pic.twitter.com/eJdxJbr2gT
— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan) November 10, 2021
"The Princeton Gerrymandering Project gave North Carolina’s maps failing grades for fairness."https://t.co/8Xi5YdIWan
— Princeton Gerrymandering Project (@princetongerry) January 24, 2022
Sad! 