Election advocacy groups and Democrats are arguing in state court that North Carolina Republicans unlawfully discriminated against voters based on political leanings when they drew legislative maps to preserve GOP majoritiesInterested in 2020 Elections? Add 2020 Elections as an interest to stay up to date on the latest 2020 Elections news, video, and analysis from ABC News. Add InterestLawyers for Common Cause, the state Democratic Party and registered voters pitched their arguments at Monday's start of a partisan gerrymandering trial. But plaintiffs' attorney Stanton Jones told the judges that doesn't mean state courts should "sit idly by while people's constitutional rights are being violated." The Republicans' chief attorney says Democrats are simply asking courts to use "raw political power" to take redistricting responsibilities from the legislature.

Source: ABC News July 15, 2019 10:30 UTC