OMG: Supreme Court strikes down North Carolina congressional district maps

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21. That was my first question.

Yep - from the CNN story:

Two districts were at issue and the court split differently on its votes. In District 1, the legislature increased black voting age population from 47.6% to 52.65%. The court struck that map 8-0. The black majority voting population was also increased in District 12 from 43.7% to 50.66%. The court struck that map down 5-3.

Justice Neil Gorsuch didn't participate because he was not on the bench when the case was heard.

It STILL would have been voted down even if he had been able to vote on it. At best, that second map would have earned a 6-3 vote. At worst it would have been 5-4, so it still would have been struck down.