At each of North Carolina’s recent public hearings on redistricting, some individuals and public policy groups spoke of their desire for an independent redistricting commission, a citizen’s redistricting commission, or some variation thereof. Looking at the current massive failures of such efforts in other states, the General Assembly has wisely concluded redistricting is a legislative...
RALEIGH — It is inefficient, unfair, unconstitutional, and unnecessary. That’s the assessment of North Carolina’s Map Act from Jon Guze, John Locke Foundation director of legal studies. Guze assessed the Map Act’s flaws during a discussion with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
RALEIGH — Full-scale repeal offers the only solution for N.C. legislators to fix all problems tied to the state's Map Act. That's the conclusion of a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report. The report arrives as the General Assembly considers multiple bills targeting the Map Act.
A ruling from the N.C. Court of Appeals takes aim at a law that has thwarted property rights for years.
RALEIGH — The Map Act is “like a drug” for the N.C. Department of Transportation, allowing the department to limit development and other uses of targeted properties until the time and price are right for DOT acquisition. That’s a key argument Winston-Salem-based attorney Matthew Bryant made during a presentation Monday to the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society. Bryant is representing property owners in communities across North Carolina in a series of lawsuits against DOT.
RALEIGH — Most of the more than 800 property owners potentially affected by a lawsuit challenging use of the state Map Act in Winston-Salem will not benefit from any victory for plaintiffs in the case. A 5-2 ruling from the N.C. Supreme Court Friday upheld a lower court’s ruling denying “class certification” in the case. That means only the original plaintiffs in the case will be allowed to proceed with the suit when it heads back to Forsyth County Superior Court.
RALEIGH — North Carolina maintains one of the nation’s most restrictive versions of the Map Act, which can freeze property development within proposed road corridors for years. A new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report documents one Forsyth County case in which Map Act restrictions have limited private property’s use for 17 years. The report calls for repeal or extensive revision of North Carolina’s Map Act.
Yes, the state’s new congressional map would benefit Republicans. No, it does not represent some unprecedented attempt to return to Jim Crow politics.
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