Federal authorities are charging a 36-year-old Wilmington man with illegally registering to vote and voting in 2024 and 2026 despite serving on supervised release for a felony child pornography charge.
A unanimous federal Appeals Court panel has rejected a North Carolina law that creates a felony crime for felons who vote in state elections. The decision Friday upholds a trial judge’s 2024 decision in the case.
A three-judge federal Appeals Court panel questioned Friday why North Carolina state government lawyers challenged a lower court’s injunction in a case dealing with felon voting. The April 2024 injunction blocked state prosecutors from enforcing a law that created a Class I felony for convicted felons who vote in North Carolina elections without having their rights restored.
The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments on May 9 in a lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s crime against felons voting in state elections. A federal trial judge struck down the crime in April 2024.
The North Carolina State Board of Elections and elected district attorneys across the state are urging a federal Appeals Court to reverse a ruling throwing out the state’s crime for felon voting. A federal judge issued a decision in April supporting plaintiffs challenging the law.
State government lawyers are appealing a federal judge’s recent decision striking down North Carolina’s law criminalizing felon voting. Felons who cast ballots in this state’s elections could have faced new felony charges before the judge’s ruling.
April 28 marks the one-year anniversary of three significant decisions from North Carolina's highest court.
A federal judge has struck down North Carolina’s law criminalizing felon voting. The law “was enacted with discriminatory intent, has not been cleansed of its discriminatory taint, and continues to disproportionately impact Black voters,” according to a court order US District Judge Loretta Biggs issued Monday.
A federal judge will hold an April 22 bench trial in Winston-Salem in a lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s restrictions on felon voting. Critics argue that the restrictions are racially discriminatory and violate the constitutional rights of felons who have completed active prison time but remain on parole, probation, or post-release supervision.
A federal judge has scheduled an April trial in a lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s law against felon voting. The case could help determine whether felons who have completed active prison time will take par
A federal judge has scheduled oral arguments for Feb. 28 in a case challenging North Carolina’s law restricting felon voting. The hearing will address a magistrate judge’s recommendation to dismiss the case as moot.
