A federal lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s ban on “ballot selfies” could be decided without a trial. Libertarian voter Susan Hogarth, state and local elections officials, and the Wake County district attorney filed motions Friday seeking to avoid a federal trial.
North Carolina State University is urging a federal judge to reject consolidation of two lawsuits from former student-athletes. Both allege they were victims of sexual misconduct from NCSU’s former sports medicine director.
A former North Carolina State University soccer player will be allowed to move forward with his sexual harassment lawsuit against the university. A unanimous federal Appeals Court panel ruled in favor of Benjamin Locke on Friday.
A federal judge will allow a Wake County Libertarian voter to move forward with her lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s ban on “ballot selfies.” A court order Friday denied motions from most defendants to have the case dismissed.
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is urging a federal judge to return his defamation lawsuit against CNN and a former porn store clerk to state court. Robinson’s lawyers filed a motion Monday to remand the case to the state court system.
A Libertarian voter challenging North Carolina’s ban on ballot selfies has added new details to her federal lawsuit. A court filing Wednesday detailed a local elections official's attempt to block her from taking a photo of her ballot during early voting.
A federal judge has ordered the Wake County district attorney not to prosecute a Libertarian voter challenging North Carolina’s ban on ballot selfies. The order arrived three days after voter Susan Hogarth and Wake County DA Lorrin Freeman announced they could not reach a deal in the case.
A Libertarian voter’s legal fight against North Carolina’s ban on ballot selfies is likely to extend at least through mid-December. In the meantime, Susan Hogarth is unlikely to face a legal penalty if she posts a photo of herself with her ballot during this fall’s election. US District Judge Louise Wood Flanagan issued a pair of orders Tuesday in Hogarth’s lawsuit against the State Board of Elections, Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman, and the Wake elections board.
Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman has agreed to a “limited injunction” in a Libertarian voter’s lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s ban on ballot selfies, according to federal court records. Details of the arrangement are due in US District Judge Louise Wood Flanagan’s court by Friday.
A federal judge has scheduled an Oct. 7 hearing to consider a Libertarian voter’s request for an injunction against North Carolina’s ban on ballot selfies. Susan Hogarth had requested a hearing by Oct. 15 in her lawsuit against the North Carolina State Board of Elections. State election officials had opposed an expedited hearing in the case.
