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Judge rejects GOP participation in one federal lawsuit challenging NC election law

The Republican National Committee and North Carolina Republican Party will not intervene in one of three lawsuits challenging the state’s new election law. A federal judge has denied GOP requests to take part in a suit led by left-of-center activist group Democracy NC.

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State Appeals Court offers partial victory to Lindberg in dispute over $600 million debt

Former top North Carolina political donor Greg Lindberg secured a partial victory Tuesday from the state Court of Appeals. The court threw out an injunction and another order related to a $600 million judgment against Lindberg.

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Lawsuit challenging NC congressional election map arrives on opening day of candidate filing

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.

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Locke’s Mitch Kokai assesses Gov. Roy Cooper’s approach to the national political stage

Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses Gov. Roy Cooper’s work with national Democrats ahead of the 2024 election season. Kokai offered these comments during the Dec. 1, 2024, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “State Lines.”

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Lindberg fraud, bribery retrial officially set for May 6

Former top North Carolina political donor Greg Lindberg will head back to federal court on May 6 for a retrial on fraud and bribery charges that initially sent him to prison for a seven-year sentence. An Appeals Court later wiped out that sentence. Charges were connected to Lindberg’s interaction with state Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey.

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Unanimous three-judge panel blocks new bipartisan NC elections board

A three-judge panel agreed unanimously Thursday to block a new state law that would replace the current Democrat-majority state elections board with a  new bipartisan body. Judges reached that decision after roughly 90 minutes of arguments in Wake County Superior Court. The new elections board had been scheduled to take effect on Jan.1.

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AFP Action’s endorsement of Nikki Haley highlights the race for second place

Nikki Haley got a boost in her bid for the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday in an endorsement from Americans for Prosperity Action. The Koch group pushed out a campaign to promote the former South Carolina governor and former United Nations ambassador.