Black and Latino voters sue over new North Carolina congressional districts

A group of Black and Latino voters in North Carolina say in a lawsuit that four of the state’s new congressional districts are racial gerrymanders. They are asking a panel of federal judges to declare it unconstitutional.

The lawsuit filed Monday focuses on Districts 1, 6, 12, and 14. These districts are unconstitutional because they intentionally weaken minority voting power, the lawsuit says.

Republican legislative leaders and chairmen of the House and Senate redistricting committees are named as defendants, along with the State Board of Elections.

Republicans hold a supermajority in both chambers. The congressional plan was approved along party-lines and with no input from Democrats.

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