North Carolina’s top legislative leaders oppose a plan to combine an injunction hearing and trial in a lawsuit challenging the state’s 30-day residency requirement for voters. Plaintiffs working with Democratic operative Marc Elias’ law firm proposed the plan last month.
Plaintiffs challenging North Carolina’s 30-day residency requirement for voters are asking a federal court to combine an injunction hearing with a trial to decide the case’s outcome. Paperwork filed in court this week seeks to hold the trial after the March 5 primary.
Plaintiffs in two federal lawsuits challenging North Carolina’s new statewide election maps oppose state lawmakers’ request to have the cases consolidated. Paperwork filed Thursday outlines the plaintiffs’ objections.
Top state legislative leaders urge a federal judge to reject an injunction in a lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s 30-day residency requirement for voters. A retirees’ group working with high-profile Democratic operative Marc Elias’ law firm is fighting the residency rule.
Top legislative leaders are asking a federal judge to dismiss two lawsuits challenging portions of North Carolina’s new election law. Plaintiffs in one case are working with high-profile Democratic operative Marc Elias’ law firm. The Democratic National Committee and state Democratic Party filed the second suit.
A federal judge has given parties in two North Carolina election law disputes one week to work out a deal that could avoid a possible court order. Both suits target provisions within Senate Bill 747.
Three federal judges, all appointed by Republican presidents, will hear a lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s congressional election map. Appeals Court Judge Allison Jones Rushing and District Judge Richard Myers will join Judge Thomas Schroeder to consider the suit.
Top North Carolina legislative leaders, the State Board of Elections, and Republican Party groups all urge a federal court to reject an injunction in a lawsuit challenging a new state election law. Plaintiffs working with high-profile Democratic operative Marc Elias' law firm are seeking the injunction.
State legislative leaders are asking a federal court to rule on their motion to intervene in a lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s 30-day residency requirement for voters. If the court permits intervention, lawmakers want the case dismissed.
Eighteen black and Latino plaintiffs working with Democratic lawyer Marc Elias’ law firm have filed a federal lawsuit to block North Carolina’s new congressional map. They took their case to court on the same afternoon that candidate filing began for the state’s 2024 elections.
Top state legislative leaders have filed paperwork this week to intervene in three recent federal lawsuits. Each challenges state election law. Lawyers for State Senate Leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, and House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, filed motions to intervene in all three cases in North Carolina’s Middle District.
