The Latest: N Carolina lawmakers refuse remapping session

Republican legislators in North Carolina have refused to hold a special session demanded by Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper to redraw General Assembly districts, saying his proclamation is faulty and unconstitutional.

Cooper is trying to force the hand of GOP legislators to quickly redraw nearly 30 House and Senate districts after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling this week upholding a lower court decision striking down the lines as illegal racial gerrymanders.

Cooper told reporters Wednesday that legislators need to act immediately and draw new boundaries because the nation's highest court has upheld a lower court decision striking down nearly 30 House and Senate districts as illegal racial gerrymanders.