Sentences with phrase «over racial gerrymandering»

Legislators have also responded by ramping up what Democratic state Rep. Joe John, a former judge, called a «war» on the judiciary — a war that former North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr, a Republican, has argued is motivated by the litigation over racial gerrymandering.

Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) submitted a map to the Democratic - controlled Legislature, which passed it even with unanimous Republican dissent over concerns over racial gerrymandering.