Judges Uphold GOP-Drawn North Carolina US House Districts From 2023

The judges said that state legislators did not rely on the racial data in drafting the 2023 Senate or congressional plans.

Demonstrators approach the Legislative Building during a rally protesting a proposed election redistricting map in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Oct. 21, 2025. Chris Seward/AP Photo

Federal judges ruled on Nov. 20 that North Carolina’s Republican lawmakers did not violate federal voting law in redrawing the state’s congressional map in 2023.

In an 181-page ruling, Appeals Judge Allison Rushing and District Judges Thomas Schroeder and Richard Myers said they found no evidence of discriminatory intent in the 2023 drawing of the congressional map.