Plaintiffs challenging two northeastern North Carolina state Senate districts as examples of illegal racial gerrymandering offered their written arguments Tuesday to federal appellate judges.
In 2021, a team of scholars proposed adding 150 seats to the US House. In that scenario, NC would have 18 seats today and as many as 21 seats after 2030.
Two sets of plaintiffs who challenged North Carolina’s new congressional map in federal court have dropped their lawsuits.
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses North Carolina’s open US Senate election in 2026. Kokai offered these comments during the Jan. 1, 2026, edition of C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal.”
A federal Appeals Court will not hold an initial en banc hearing in a redistricting dispute involving two state Senate districts in northeastern North Carolina.
The US Supreme Court's 2019 decision in the North Carolina case Rucho v. Common Cause helped thwart legal attacks on the state's latest congressional map.
State legislative leaders outlined their objections Monday to an injunction that would block local election districts they created for Watauga County in 2023 and 2024.
A three-judge panel has denied a request for an injunction blocking North Carolina’s new congressional election map.
Critics challenging North Carolina’s new congressional map filed paperwork Friday defending their federal lawsuits against legislators’ motion to dismiss the case.
Federal judges have dismissed most claims in two lawsuits brought against North Carolina election maps. The judges deferred a decision about the new congressional map.
A three-judge federal panel will consider this afternoon requests to block North Carolina’s new congressional map for the 2026 elections.
