North Carolina, Chantal and flooding
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The federal trial on North Carolina's legislative districts has ended. On Wednesday, a senior election analyst and three expert witnesses, including a political science professor at NC State, took the stand.
Impacts of Chantal are being felt across the region, with rain falling across eastern Florida and up to Delaware.
The outcome of this case could reshape North Carolina's electoral landscape and potentially influence control of Congress in future elections.
Advocacy groups and individual voters suing GOP state lawmakers in federal court claim Republican legislators drew racially discriminatory district maps.
Yet, with control of Congress -- the House of Representatives specifically -- determined by a handful of seats, it’s arguably the most consequential lawsuit in recent memory.
Flooding in North Carolina prompted water rescues in Chapel Hill and other parts of the state, which saw the Haw River crest at 32.5 feet early Monday.