Fresh off a high-profile case over gerrymandering, the North Carolina Supreme Court now has a related and similarly controversial issue to decide: whether actions taken by a gerrymandered legislature are even legitimate.
Oral arguments are scheduled Monday in the case. Depending on how they go, the case could end with the court removing two new amendments from the North Carolina Constitution, despite voters having approved them in 2018.
Because of the slow pace of the courts, this case isn’t about the new district maps — which the Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional this month. Instead, it’s about maps that have long since been overturned, several gerrymandering lawsuits ago.
