Arnold & Porter Obtains Landmark State Court Victory in North Carolina Redistricting Lawsuit
September 05, 2019
September 05, 2019
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Arnold and Porter Kaye Scholer issued the following news:
In a groundbreaking victory for Arnold & Porter's clients, a panel of three judges in the Wake County Superior Court unanimously struck down North Carolina's state legislative maps as unconstitutional partisan gerrymanders. The court further ordered that the North Carolina General Assembly has until September 18, 2019 redraw the maps, applying strict nonpartisan criteria and in full public view.
In a groundbreaking victory for Arnold & Porter's clients, a panel of three judges in the Wake County Superior Court unanimously struck down North Carolina's state legislative maps as unconstitutional partisan gerrymanders. The court further ordered that the North Carolina General Assembly has until September 18, 2019 redraw the maps, applying strict nonpartisan criteria and in full public view.