Donna King, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, discusses the Moore v. Harper N.C. congressional redistricting case at the U.S. Supreme Court. King offered these comments during the Dec. 2, 2022, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “Front Row with Marc Rotterman.”
Carolina Journal’s Donna King assesses Moore v. Harper redistricting case
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