A three-judge panel ruled on Nov. 23 that North Carolina can move forward with its redrawn congressional map that aims to give the GOP an extra seat in the House in the midterm elections.
The unanimous decision denied a request for an injunction to block the state from using the map in the 2026 elections.
The map, drawn by North Carolina’s Republican-led General Assembly, targets the seat held by Rep. Don Davis (D-N.C.), whose district includes more than 20 counties in the state’s northeast region.
Davis, who is African-American, represents the 1st District, which has had a black representative in Congress for more than three decades….