FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
8 July 2013
Contact: Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, President, 919-394-8137
Mrs. Amina J. Turner, Executive Director, 919-682-4700
Atty. Jamie Phillips Cole, Public Policy Coordinator, 919-682-4700
Today, a three judge panel of Superior Court judges has upheld the harsh, oppressive, and racially divisive GOP drawn congressional district maps. The court explained that the maps "do not impair the constitutional rights of the citizens of North Carolina as those rights are defined by law." While the court does not disagree with the facts of this case they disagree with the application of the law. The North Carolina NAACP and our allies respectfully disagree. We contend that these maps were drawn unfairly and unnecessarily, and that the law is on our side. The NC NAACP is disappointed in the courts inability to accurately interpret applicable law. This ruling is a sanction on political re-segregation which we plan to challenge.
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