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North Carolina has good reason for early Law Day celebration
April 28 marks the one-year anniversary of three significant decisions from North Carolina's highest court.
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NC Supreme Court restores voter ID, reverses redistricting ruling, ends felon voting
In a trio of opinions totaling 436 pages, the N.C. Supreme Court has restored North Carolina’s voter ID law, ruled that state courts cannot consider partisan gerrymandering claims, and ended voting for felons who have not completed their sentences. Each ruling issued Friday divided the court, 5-2. Republican justices supported the majority opinions. Democratic justices dissented.
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New NC Supreme Court could restore 2018 voter ID law
The N.C. Supreme Court took a second look Wednesday at a case targeting the state’s 2018 voter identification law. The court could reinstate the law, reversing a decision handed down three months ago.
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Full NC Supreme Court clears Berger to take part in voter ID case
Just hours before the N.C. Supreme Court was scheduled to reconsider a case dealing with North Carolina’s voter identification law, the full court issued an order clearing Justice Phil Berger Jr. to take part in the new oral arguments. The order dismissed a motion from voter ID critics for Berger’s recusal.
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Full NC Supreme Court likely to rehear voter ID case
It’s likely that all seven members of North Carolina’s Supreme Court will take part in Wednesday’s rehearing of a case dealing with voter identification. Justice Tamara Barringer issued an order Monday rejecting a motion for her to recuse herself from the case. Justice Phil Berger Jr. is likely to follow suit.
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State Supreme Court rejects NC GOP’s arguments in voter ID rehearing
The N.C. Supreme Court has denied the state Republican Party’s request to file a friend-of-the-court brief in a rehearing of a case dealing with voter ID. The court announced its decision without comment Monday.
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Legislators bolster case for voter ID, redistricting rehearings
State legislative leaders filed new briefs Friday with the N.C. Supreme Court to support North Carolina’s voter ID law and the legislature’s statewide election maps. The state’s highest court will rehear cases dealing with the ID law and redistricting on March 14-15.
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Legislators, NC Justice Department bolster case for voter ID law rehearing
State legislative leaders and the N.C. Justice Department filed new briefs Friday with the N.C. Supreme Court to support North Carolina’s voter ID law. The state’s highest court will rehear a case dealing with that issue on March 15.
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Supreme Court rehearings in election-related cases officially set for March 14-15
The N.C. Supreme Court will rehear two election-related cases on back-to-back days next month. The court’s official calendar sets a March 14 hearing date for the Harper v. Hall redistricting case. Justices will take up the Holmes v. Moore voter ID case March 15.
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N.C. Supreme Court will rehear redistricting, voter ID cases in March
The N.C. Supreme Court has agreed to rehear cases involving state election maps and North Carolina’s challenged voter identification law. Justices voted 5-2 to rehear both cases in March.
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Legislative leaders seek new NC Supreme Court review of redistricting, voter ID cases
Little more than one month after a lame-duck Democratic-majority N.C. Supreme Court ruled against Republican legislators on election maps and voter ID, lawmakers are asking for a do-over. Petitions filed Friday at the state’s highest court ask for rehearings in both the Harper v. Hall and Holmes v. Moore cases.
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Lame-duck N.C. Supreme Court strikes down voter ID law, state Senate election map
Two weeks before they’re set to lose their majority, N.C. Supreme Court Democrats issued rulings Friday striking down the state’s photo voter identification law and the election map used for state Senate races. Both rulings featured party-line 4-3 splits, with the court’s four Democrats outvoting their three Republican colleagues.
