Redistricting and Gerrymandering in North Carolina: Battlelines in the Tar Heel State (Palgrave Studies in US Elections)

Acknowledgments
Contents
1 Introduction
	An Overview
	Redistricting’s Basic Principles
	Outline of the Book
2 History of Redistricting Through the 1980s in the United States and North Carolina
	North Carolina’s Redistricting Up to World War II
	U.S. Supreme Court Initiates the Redistricting Revolution
	Congress Enters the Redistricting Fray
	Expanding Voting Rights in the 1970s and 1980s
	The Redistricting Revolution and VRA Comes to North Carolina
	The 1980s Brings the Redistricting Fight to Black and White North Carolina
	North Carolina’s Gingles Case
	North Carolina’s Racial Redistricting Establishes the Nation’s Legal Authority
3 Race-Based Redistricting in the 1990s
	North Carolina’s Political Dynamics in the 1990s
	NC Receives 12th Seat and the Race and Partisan Battle Begins
	DOJ’s Review
	NC General Assembly Goes for Round Two of Redistricting
	Legal Challenges Lead to Shaw v. Reno
	The U.S. Supreme Court Reviews Shaw
	Round Three of NC Redistricting and Cromartie v. Hunt
	The 1990s and North Carolina’s Role in Racial Gerrymandering
4 Redistricting in the 2000s—The Battle Over Race Continues
	North Carolina’s Politics at the Start of the Twenty-First Century
	The 1990’s Battle Continues Into a New Decade: Cromartie v. Hunt
	Redistricting Shifts from Federal to State Judicial Oversight
	North Carolina’s “Whole County Provision”
	Pender County’s “Bright Line”
	The 2000s and North Carolina’s Continued Fight Over Racial Gerrymandering
5 Racial Redistricting in the 2010s
	North Carolina’s Partisan Environment: The Sorting and Division Grows More Intense
	The GOP’s First Redistricting
	Racial Gerrymandering Claims: Dickson v. Rucho in State Court
	Harris v. McCrory/Cooper: Attacking the Congressional Districts as Racial Gerrymandering
	Covington v. NC: Attacking the State Legislative Districts as Racial Gerrymandering
6 The Federal and State Battle Over Partisan Redistricting
	Round Two of Congressional Redistricting: Partisanship Rules
	Common Cause v. Rucho
	The Supreme Court Weighs In
	State Action on Partisan Gerrymandering and State Legislative Districts
	The General Assembly Redraws for the Third Time—With a Lottery Machine
	State Action on Partisan Gerrymandering and Congressional Districts
7 Conclusion
Bibliography
Index