Rep. Butterfield Issues Statement on Supreme Court Ruling
May 22, 2017
May 22, 2017
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C., issued the following statement after the United States Supreme Court's decision regarding North Carolina's Congressional district maps:
"The U.S. Supreme Court's decision clearly reaffirms my position that the Republican-controlled state legislature unlawfully used race as the predominant factor in the 2011 redistricting.
"The law has been quite clear that the legislature cannot use race as the predomina . . .
"The U.S. Supreme Court's decision clearly reaffirms my position that the Republican-controlled state legislature unlawfully used race as the predominant factor in the 2011 redistricting.
"The law has been quite clear that the legislature cannot use race as the predomina . . .