Thread by @mcpli

BREAKING: North Carolina congressional map struck down as partisan gerrymander. #fairmaps

Map struck down was North Carolina’s second congressional map of the decade. First was invalidated as racial gerrymander. Lege redrew but required new map to maintain 10-3 GOP advantage. #fairmaps 2/

Here's the court's (200+ page) opinion striking down the North Carolina congressional map. brennancenter.org/sites/default/… #fairmaps 3/

This decade's two North Carolina congressional map were among the worst partisan gerrymanders of the cycle. brennancenter.org/sites/default/… #fairmaps 4/

And as the conflux of racial and partisan gerrymandering claims in the state show, much of the bias in the North Carolina maps (as elsewhere in the South) came from diluting the influence of African Americans. #fairmaps 5/

More on today’s big North Carolina partisan gerrymandering decision here: brennancenter.org/blog/big-win-v… #fairmaps 6/

Court has given NC legs until 1/24 to adopt remedial plan (must be filed with court by 1/29). But also asking parties to propose special masters to redraw map if court rejects any lege plan. But, of course, state likely to ask SCOTUS to stay. #fairmaps 7/

Reminder: What happened in North Carolina almost perfectly fits the hypo offered by Justice Kennedy at argument in the WI partisan gerrymandering case - which even Justice Alito seemed to think would be a problem. #fairmaps 8/

More partisan gerrymandering action ahead next week when the Pennsylvania Supreme Court hears a challenge to that state's congressional map (along with NC one of the most aggressive of the decade). brennancenter.org/legal-work/lea… #fairmaps 9/

More on the worst congressional maps of the decade in our Extreme Maps report from last year. brennancenter.org/publication/ex… #fairmaps 10/