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Appeals Court rejects Orr’s ‘fair elections’ redistricting lawsuit
The North Carolina Court of Appeals has rejected a "fair elections" redistricting lawsuit from former state Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr.
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SCOTUS ruling in Louisiana redistricting case could have NC impact
The US Supreme Court struck down Louisiana’s new congressional map Wednesday as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. The decision has implications for North Carolina's redistricting.
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Legislators rebut court challenge to northeastern NC Senate districts
Top lawmakers urge the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals to reject a lawsuit challenging two state Senate districts in northeastern North Carolina.
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Hudson praises SCOTUS ruling in NY redistricting dispute
The North Carolina congressman leading Republicans’ national US House election efforts is praising the US Supreme Court’s latest redistricting ruling blocking the redrawing of New York's congressional map.
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Critics of northeastern NC Senate districts make case to 4th Circuit
Plaintiffs challenging two northeastern North Carolina state Senate districts as examples of illegal racial gerrymandering offered their written arguments Tuesday to federal appellate judges.
Opinion
Bigger Congress would be better Congress
In 2021, a team of scholars proposed adding 150 seats to the US House. In that scenario, NC would have 18 seats today and as many as 21 seats after 2030.
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NC congressional map critics drop federal lawsuits
Two sets of plaintiffs who challenged North Carolina’s new congressional map in federal court have dropped their lawsuits.
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Locke’s Mitch Kokai assesses North Carolina’s open US Senate race in 2026
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses North Carolina’s open US Senate election in 2026. Kokai offered these comments during the Jan. 1, 2026, edition of C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal.”
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4th Circuit rejects en banc hearing in NC Senate redistricting case
A federal Appeals Court will not hold an initial en banc hearing in a redistricting dispute involving two state Senate districts in northeastern North Carolina.
Opinion
Old NC map battle helped kill latest congressional complaint
The US Supreme Court's 2019 decision in the North Carolina case Rucho v. Common Cause helped thwart legal attacks on the state's latest congressional map.
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Legislators oppose injunction against Watauga voting districts
State legislative leaders outlined their objections Monday to an injunction that would block local election districts they created for Watauga County in 2023 and 2024.
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Federal judges deny injunction, uphold new NC congressional map
A three-judge panel has denied a request for an injunction blocking North Carolina’s new congressional election map.
