Republican-dominated court revisits opinions made by earlier Democratic iteration in huge victory for the right
Last modified on Fri 28 Apr 2023 19.00 BSTsupreme court on Friday threw out rulings that had declared illegal both redistricting maps for excessive partisanship and a photo voter identification law for being infected with racial bias.
Legislators also should have greater latitude in drawing legislative boundaries for the next decade, thereby reinforcing their state assembly majorities and assisting them in winning more seats within the North Carolina delegation in Congress.
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