Lawmakers have until Friday to redraw two North Carolina congressional districts after a federal appeals court said they were unconstitutionally gerrymandered.
A three-judge panel from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals said the 1st and 12th districts were drawn primarily on race.
Republican lawmakers have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to grant a stay of a lower court’s ruling to keep the districts intact with the March primaries just weeks away. However, they are also moving forward with plans to redraw the districts.
Host Frank Stasio talks with WUNC capitol reporter Jorge Valencia.