Federal Court Strikes Down "Unconstitutional" Gerrymandering in North Carolina

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It's telling that both North Carolina and Pennsylvanian cases were argued before majority Democrats courts. The North Carolina case saw the sole Republican (of a panel of three judges) decide in agreement and AFAICT did not dissent in a later opinion, so that's encouraging as a ruling not politically motivated. The result of the Pennsylvanian case and if the Republicans on the Supreme Court dissent will be important for how legitimate the result will be perceived to be.

Although losing both cases when the redistricting was done by the Republican party and to their benefit will be quite painful and will likely see the Republican stranglehold on national politics severely weakened, if not shattered. IIRC the Republican Party has been consistently under performing in the popular vote but winning in otherwise contested districts through, well, gerrymandering.