The N.C. Institute for Constitutional Law will consider redistricting.
The think tank will examine the constitutional and practical implications of Congressional redistricting at a May 7 program.
Former Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr and N.C. Coalition for Lobbying and Government Reform director Jane Pinsky will use the program to advocate for a nonpartisan independent redistricting commission.
A panel will include legislative drafting director Gerry Cohen, Southern Coalition for Social Justice director Anita Earls, UNC-Chapel Hill law professor Robert Joyce, Common Cause director Bob Phillips, and attorneys Thomas Farr and Carl Thurman III.
Recent decisions by the North Carolina and U.S. supreme courts have thrown some kinks in redistricting plans.
"A truly independent redistricting commission may be just the answer to provide constitutional districts for the future," said Orr in a statement.
The program will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Raleigh Country Club.
Blog RSS feed
