Supreme Court Issues Decision In Texas Redistricting Case

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00:00Supreme Court Issues Decision in Texas Redistricting Case

00:03A federal court has cleared the way for North Carolina to move forward with its newly revised

00:08congressional map, rejecting efforts by civil rights groups to block the updated district

00:12lines ahead of the 2026 election. Instead, the court noted that evidence pointed to political

00:18motivations behind the map's design, not racial ones. The rest of the state's congressional

00:24districts remain the same. This is the latest turn in North Carolina's long-running redistricting

00:29battles. After the 2020 census, the state legislature drew new maps in 2023, prompting

00:36legal challenges from groups that claimed the lines were unfair to minority voters.

00:41The plaintiffs were allowed to file new complaints focused on the 2025 map,

00:45but their attempt to stop it before a final trial did not succeed. Republican leaders in the General

00:50Assembly said the ruling confirms their right to adjust district boundaries mid-decade,

00:55as long as they follow legal guidelines. Representative Destin Hall, who chairs the

01:00House Redistricting Committee, and Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger, both said the court's

01:05decision reflects that the legislature followed the Constitution. Civil rights groups, however,

01:10remain concerned. The NAACP and Common Cause argue the map is part of a broader pattern of weakening

01:17minority voting power and protecting Republican control in a state that remains politically competitive.

01:22They said shifting black voters from one district to another may reduce their ability to influence

01:28elections. Although the court did not decide the final outcome of the legal challenges,

01:34the rejection of the preliminary injunction means that the 2025 map will be used in the upcoming

01:392026 elections. The court made it clear that the case is not over and that the plaintiffs may still

01:46pursue their legal claims during a full trial.

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