32. On March 14, 2003, following oral argument before the North Carolina Supreme Court, that court certified the action back to the trial court for the purpose of making additional findings of fact to support its conclusions of law that the plans enacted by the General Assembly were unconstitutional. The trial court recertified the case, with additional findings of fact and conclusions of law, to the North Carolina Supreme Court on April 17, 2003.
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