Court denies request to delay order striking down North Carolina district map

By Melissa Quinn

Published January 16, 2018 7:04pm ET

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Court denies request to delay order striking down North Carolina district map — North Carolina GOP officials asked the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina last week to stay its Jan. 9 ruling while they appealed the case to the U.S. Supreme Court, but their request was denied on Tuesday. (Corey Lowenstein/The News & Observer via AP, File) | Corey Lowenstein

A federal court in North Carolina on Tuesday rejected a request from state Republican lawmakers to delay its order striking down the state’s congressional voting map.

North Carolina GOP officials asked the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina last week to stay its Jan. 9 ruling while they appealed the case to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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