Democracy is coming to North Carolina?

Potentially a big deal:

North Carolina’s new political district maps are unconstitutional, the N.C. Supreme Court ruled Friday. The maps, drawn by Republican lawmakers late last year, would have given GOP candidates a sizable advantage in elections throughout the next decade. Republican leaders argued in favor of the maps in court, saying redistricting is an inherently political process and that courts shouldn’t get involved by banning partisan gerrymandering. The Supreme Court, which has a Democratic majority, disagreed.

Obviously, a national rule would be preferable to hoping that state gerrymanders and fair maps roughly balance out, but breaking Republican gerrymanders is the only possible way of getting Republicans to the table.