Federal court adopts Georgia plan
A three-judge federal panel signed off Thursday on redistricting maps it ordered drawn independently for the Georgia Legislature after lawmakers failed to draw new maps for themselves.
The three judges ordered the state to "promptly implement" the maps for this year's elections.
Drawn for the court under the direction of former U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Joseph W. Hatchett, the maps will replace those drawn by lawmakers in 2001 and used in the 2002 elections but invalidated last month by the court. -- Federal panel signs off on legislative redistricting maps (AP via AccessNorthGa.com)