Federal judges not pleased with Republican delay over redrawing unconstitutional racial gerrymanders

Two federal judges chided an attorney representing North Carolina lawmakers Thursday about not taking the redrawing of unconstitutional districts serious enough.

“This is serious,” said 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge James Wynn. “You’re asking us to keep delaying it.”

Wynn is part of a three-judge panel that previously found 28 State House and Senate districts to be unconstitutionally racially gerrymandered and ordered they be redrawn and a remedial special election be held. The U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the panel’s finding but sent the case back for further consideration of a special election.

The panel did not rule from the bench Thursday and instead took all arguments and testimony under advisement.

Read more: http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2017/07/27/federal-judges-not-pleased-republican-delay-redrawing-unconstitutional-racial-gerrymanders/