WASHINGTON, June 27 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday said it will examine whether North Carolina legislators relied too heavily on race in drawing up congressional districts five years ago.
The justices added the case to their fall calendar, meaning the November elections will take place with maps redrawn after a panel of three federal district judges ruled that the legislators factored in race too much when determining two of the state's congressional districts. The judges said the original boundaries violated the 14th Amendment in the 1st and 14th districts.