Court Upholds North Carolina Redistricting Scheme Despite Alleged Racial Gerrymandering

Court Upholds North Carolina Redistricting Scheme Despite Alleged Racial Gerrymandering: A 2011 redistricting map that has drawn criticism for racial gerrymandering designed to weaken the political influence of North Carolina’s black voters was upheld Monday by a three-judge panel. The maps may have already had an impact on North Carolina’s Democratic candidates. Despite President Obama winning more than 48 percent of the popular vote in [...]/p