A three-judge state Superior Court panel has accepted North Carolina's redrawn congressional election map This completes the state's most redistricting fight and sets the stage for elections Rick Henderson Carolina Journal editor-in-chief analyzes the impact of court fights that forced Republican legislative leaders to redraw legislative and congressional election maps for the last election preceding a new national census The U S Constitution's First Amendment has come into conflict in recent years with state and local anti-discrimination laws Gregory Wallace Campbell University law professor assesses how this conflict has played out in recent legal disputes As the three-judge redistricting panel [... more]