THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, August 28, 1994 TAG: 9408280032
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B5 EDITION: NORTH CAROLINA
SOURCE: STAFF REPORT
DATELINE: DURHAM LENGTH: Short : 30 lines
A Duke University law professor is expected to file a new appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court this week in his effort to overthrow North Carolina legislation that created two black congressional districts in 1992.
Three federal judges in Raleigh ruled against Robinson Everett and four other white voters from Durham on Aug. 1, saying that the new 12th Congressional District stretching from Durham to Charlotte was legal.
Everett had previously argued before the U.S. Supreme Court that the redistricting that created the 12th District and a new 1st District in eastern North Carolina amounted to gerrymandering and discrimination against white voters. The General Assembly gave both districts African-American majorities under U.S. Voting Rights guidelines.
The Supreme Court sent the case back to the federal judges in Raleigh for rehearing.
Everett will probably file the appeal Monday in Washington, said Dorothy Bullock, one of the Durham voters who challenged the redistricting. Bullock is a member of Everett's law firm.
``We are hoping the Supreme Court will rule very soon,'' Bullock said. by CNB