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Here's how a Supreme Court case could alter US House seats
1 month ago | By KCCI
A U.S. Supreme Court case involving North Carolina's congressional districts could have ramifications for the way voting districts are drawn in other states.
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EXPLAINER: How Supreme Court case could alter US House seats
1 month ago | By My Sanantonio
Partisan gerrymandering is back before the U.S. Supreme Court in a case stemming from the latest attempt by North Carolina's Republican-led legislature to draw U.S. House districts favoring GOP candidates.
The question justices will consider Wednesday is whether state courts can rely on their state constitutions - as the North Carolina Supreme Court did - to strike down politically rigged voting districts for congressional elections.
North Carolina's top Republican lawmakers contend they can't. Rather, they assert that the U.S. Constitution gives power over federal elections only to state...
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