To stop a lower court order demanding ledge slaytors draw a new congressional map. That means the new maps that were drawn yesterday will take effect. The first and 12th districts were struck down by a Federal District court that said they were primarily drawn based on race. The state had a deadline yesterday to redraw the maps unless the Supreme Court granted the states request for a stay. It refused to do so late last night, putting those new maps into effect. That means the president ial primaries will still be march 15th but congressional primaries will now be delayed until june 7th. The defense will present its case in the murder trial of a Transylvania County man. Richard oshields is charged in the 2011 murder of toby mathis in what prosecutors call a revenge killing after the death of oshields son. Mathis was convicted in Involuntary Manslaughter of oshields son joey months friday, jurors heard from a former medical examiner and a sheriff offense detective. A bryson city man ple