Voting rights groups and individual voters have dropped their lawsuit against North Carolina’s redrawn 1st Congressional District.
In a Friday court filing, the N.C. NAACP, Common Cause North Carolina, and individual voters who challenged the new district lines dismissed their claims.
The map’s critics had sued, saying the plan discriminated against Black voters and retaliated against them for opposing a previous district map.
They had wanted a panel of federal judges to prevent the state from using the new 1st Congressional District that Republican legislators approved to help their party win another seat in the U.S. House.
The federal three-judge panel rejected their claims in November. Plaintiffs had the option of appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Asked about the reasons for the dismissal, the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, whose lawyers represented the voting rights groups, referred to a Jan. 16 press release announcing the decision.
The press release did not say why the plaintiffs decided to dismiss the lawsuit.
Continuing to an appeal could have potentially brought the case to an unsympathetic high court.
Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a racial gerrymandering case out of Louisiana where a decision could further weaken the Voting Rights Act.
The 2026 elections are proceeding with districts as Republican legislators approved them.
Republican legislators changed the district lines in October at the request of President Donald Trump, who is trying to prevent Democrats from winning a House majority in this year’s midterm elections.
Legislators made what was a competitive district represented by Democratic U.S. Rep. Don Davis into one that favors the GOP. Davis is running for reelection. Five candidates are running in the district’s Republican primary.
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