Court rejects request for stay on ruling that threw out NC district map

[bathroommonkey76]

Source: The Hill

A three-judge district court on Tuesday rejected North Carolina lawmakers’ request for a stay on a ruling that found the state’s congressional map was unconstitutional.

Judges James A. Wynn, William L. Osteen and W. Earl Britt of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina ruled that the lawmakers had failed to meet the “heavy burden” required to stay the order.

They found that the lawmakers' "motion does not dispute this court’s unanimous conclusions that” the map had resulted in partisan gerrymandering, and ordering that it be redrawn.
The judges also found that staying the ruling would not injure the lawmakers, but “would substantially injure — indeed irreparably harm — Plaintiffs.”

And the court dismissed the lawmakers’ argument that allowing the order to go through would disrupt the state’s electoral process as the general election is just over 10 months away.

Read more: http://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/369152-federal-court-rejects-request-for-stay-on-nc-partisan-district-map

[appal_jack]

1. Big K&R for NC election integrity... we hope. nt

[lagomorph777]

2. And a clear demonstration of the importance of judicial integrity.

We'll need to impeach all the Trump judges once he is ousted.

[appal_jack]

6. "From your lips..."

...to God's ears" as they say, and also to the people's action!

-app

[BobTheSubgenius]

3. I'm not sure what a "disrupted" electoral process would look like in NC.

But, if I was a resident of NC, I'd sure be willing to try, because, chances are, it would be a large improvement. I don't think it could be any worse and still be part of a First World country.

[BigmanPigman]

4. YES! I hope this is contaguous and spreads quickly.

PA needs to follow suit!

[rurallib]

5. Next stop Appeals Court and then the Supremes?

effing Repugs will fight to their dying breath to cheat the country out of democracy.