No, it was because NC updated their constitution to eliminate political gerrymandering, so the specific issue is moot. Here’s the salient part from the article (talking about what Roberts wrote):
“Although partisan gerrymandering claims are no longer viable under the North Carolina Constitution, the North Carolina Supreme Court has done nothing to alter the effect of the judgment in Harper I enjoining the use of the 2021 maps. As a result, the legislative defendants’ path to complete relief runs through this Court,” he wrote. Harper I is the North Carolina Supreme Court’s February 2022 decision.
No, it was because NC updated their constitution to eliminate political gerrymandering, so the specific issue is moot. Here’s the salient part from the article (talking about what Roberts wrote):
Oh, i see. Thanks for the reply.