In a unanimous decision, three superior court judges in North Carolina ruled on Tuesday that the state's legislative districts are unconstitutional. The Wake County judges gave the Republican-led General Assembly until Sept. 17 to redraw the state's House and Senate district maps and submit them for review to a court-appointed official. The judges said the maps drawn by the state legislature are "partisan," and the plaintiffs were able to prove that "in all but the most unusual election scenarios, the Republican Party will control a majority of both chambers of the General Assembly." North Carolina Senate Leader Phil Berger (R) complained that the decision "contradicts the Constitution and binding legal precedent," but said the General Assembly will not appeal.

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