北卡罗来纳州一名法官以缺乏证据和先例为由,驳回了两个参议院区的种族拉皮条指控。 A North Carolina judge dismissed claims of racial gerrymandering in two Senate districts, citing lack of evidence and precedent.

北卡罗来纳州一名联邦法官驳回了两个州参议院选区被划为削弱黑人选民政治权力的指控,并裁定共和党领导的重新划分选区没有违反《投票权法》。 A federal judge in North Carolina has dismissed claims that two state Senate districts were drawn to dilute Black voters' political power, ruling the Republican-led redistricting did not violate the Voting Rights Act. James Dever法官发现原告没有资格对一个地区提出质疑, 也没有足够证据证明种族歧视, 指出立法者由于先前的法律裁决而没有使用种族数据。 Judge James Dever found plaintiffs lacked standing to challenge one district and insufficient evidence of racial gerrymandering, noting lawmakers didn’t use racial data due to prior legal rulings. 他引用黑人候选人在2024年赢得170个州议会席位中的38个席位——与他们的人口比例相当——以及数十年来包括白人在内的优先候选人的成功选举作为公平代表性的证据。 He cited Black candidates winning 38 of 170 state House seats in 2024—proportional to their population—and decades of successful elections of preferred candidates, including white ones, as evidence of fair representation. 这一决定可以上诉,与最高法院最近限制以种族为基础的重新划分的先例相一致。 The decision, which could be appealed, aligns with a recent Supreme Court precedent limiting race-based redistricting. 由三名法官组成的合议庭仍在审理一个范围更广的重新划区案。 A broader redistricting case remains pending before a three-judge panel.