North Carolina judges toss districts drawn for GOP advantage

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina trial court has rejected state legislative district maps, saying lawmakers took extreme advantage from drawing districts to help elect a maximum number of Republicans.
The three-judge panel of state judges ruled Tuesday that courts can step in to decide when partisan advantage goes so far it diminishes democracy.
Republicans argued there’s no clear way for judges to know what kinds of redistricting are unacceptable. Democrats and their allies sai