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Voter ID critics appeal recent ruling upholding NC law
Critics who have been challenging North Carolina’s voter identification law for more than seven years in federal court are appealing the latest ruling upholding the law.
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Appeals Court upholds Gaston Co. decision to keep Confederate statue
The North Carolina Court of Appeals has upheld Gaston County’s decision to maintain a Confederate monument near the county courthouse.
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Legislators seek to dismiss challenges of new NC congressional map
North Carolina legislative leaders are asking a three-judge panel to dismiss two lawsuits challenging North Carolina’s new congressional map.
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NAACP to add new NC congressional map to existing lawsuit
The North Carolina NAACP and Common Cause hope to challenge the state’s new congressional map as part of their existing federal redistricting lawsuit.
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NAACP appeals ruling upholding NC voter ID, tax cap amendments
The North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP is appealing a three-judge panel’s recent ruling upholding the state’s constitutional amendments on voter identification and the state income tax cap. Judges rejected in September the NAACP’s arguments that the voter-approved amendments were racially discriminatory.
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Judges uphold North Carolina’s voter ID, tax cap constitutional amendments
A bipartisan three-judge panel has upheld North Carolina’s 2018 state constitutional amendments guaranteeing photo identification for voters and lowering the state’s cap on income tax rates. It’s a case that prompted Carolina Journal’s “Extreme Injustice” podcast.
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No ruling before August in NC redistricting trial
No final decision is expected before August in a federal trial involving challenges to North Carolina’s congressional and legislative election maps. The three-judge panel overseeing the case wrapped up the six-day trial Wednesday. The judges called on parties defending and attacking the maps to submit final written documents by Aug. 5.
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DNC, NAACP seek to intervene in Justice Department lawsuit against NC
The Democratic National Committee, North Carolina NAACP, and League of Women Voters of North Carolina all hope to intervene in the US Justice Department’s lawsuit against the state elections board. The suit accuses the elections board of maintaining inaccurate voter rolls in violation of federal law.
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Trial next week targets NC election maps
North Carolina’s congressional and legislative election maps head to trial next week before a three-judge federal court panel. The NAACP, Common Cause, and individual voters challenge the maps as violating the US Constitution’s ban on racial gerrymandering.
Opinion
Why donor privacy laws are good policy — and no, they don’t protect ‘dark money’
Imagine if every time you donated to a cause you believe in—be it an environmental group, pro-life advocacy, or criminal justice reform—you had to worry that your name might wind up on a government list and made public to those who opposed the cause.
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Judges remove districts, drop other claims in NC redistricting suits
A three-judge panel has struck down challenges to more than 20 legislative and congressional districts in two consolidated federal redistricting lawsuits. The panel also rejected claims that North Carolina election maps include too many or too few voters in some challenged districts.
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Federal Appeals Court to hear GOP lawsuit challenging 225,000 NC voter registrations
The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments Monday in a lawsuit Republican groups filed against the North Carolina State Board of Elections. The suit challenges the process the elections board used to register 225,000 voters.
