RALEIGH — A federal court challenge to North Carolina’s new congressional map was dropped earlier this month, with the two sets of plaintiffs filing a stipulation of dismissal. v. Hall and NAACP v. Berger, and neither set of plaintiffs can refile suit challenging the new congressional map as the cases were dismissed with prejudice. Last fall, a three-judge panel refused to block the map for this year’s elections, issuing a Nov. 26 ruling five days before candidate filing opened for the 2026 elections. The court also said plaintiffs failed to “make it clear” there would be minority voter dilution in those districts. There are no other challenges to the new map, which could potentially shift the state’s U.S. House delegation by flipping Davis’ seat, giving Republicans an 11-3 advantage in the 2026 midterms.