Story highlights Supreme Court held North Carolina illegally drew two congressional districts to pack them with African-American votersRepublicans control 10 US House seats; Democrats three(CNN) The Supreme Court struck down two congressional district maps in North Carolina Monday, holding that the state had engaged in an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. The ruling is a victory for the black North Carolina voters who had argued the plans packed African-Americans in districts that already had a high percentage of African-Americans, thus diluting their presence in other districts. As a result, the ruling sends the North Carolina legislature back to the drawing board -- with significant potential implications for the 2018 midterm elections. "The Constitution entrusts states with the job of designing congressional districts," Justice Elena Kagan wrote for the majority. "North Carolina voters deserve a level playing field and fair elections, and I'm glad the Supreme Court agrees," said Gov.

Source: CNN May 22, 2017 14:34 UTC