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Federal judge backs deal ending NC ballot envelope lawsuit
A federal judge has signed off on a deal ending Republican groups’ lawsuit over rules linked to mail-in election ballots in North Carolina.
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Elections board rebuts charge of feds’ ‘unfettered’ access to NC data
The state elections board is pushing back against Democrats’ charges that a recent lawsuit settlement will give the feds “unfettered access” to private voter information.
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Justice Department opposes reopening settlement of NC election dispute
The US Department of Justice is opposing requests to revisit the settlement of a federal lawsuit over North Carolina voter registration.
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Democrats, Elias clients challenge settlement of federal NC election dispute
The Democratic National Committee and a group working with Democratic operative Marc Elias’ law firm are challenging the recent deal ending a lawsuit between the US Justice Department and North Carolina’s election board. Both the DNC and Elias’ client filed paperwork in federal court Tuesday. Both groups urge US Chief District Judge Richard Myers to revisit their requests to enter the case as defendants.
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Elias clients argue Justice Department lawsuit against NC ‘threatens’ voting rights
A retirees group working with Democratic operative Marc Elias’ law firm is raising concerns about a plan that could resolve a month-old legal dispute between the US Justice Department and North Carolina election officials. A court filing this week suggested that the legal action threatens voting rights.
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Elias clients seek to intervene in Justice Department lawsuit against NC
A retirees group working with Democratic operative Marc Elias’ law firm wants to intervene in the US Justice Department’s lawsuit against North Carolina and its State Board of Elections. The suit accuses the state board of maintaining inaccurate voter rolls.
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Elias clients seek to intervene in NC Supreme Court dispute
Clients working with Democratic operative Marc Elias’ law firm hope to intervene in a federal lawsuit tied to North Carolina’s still-unresolved state Supreme Court election. The North Carolina Alliance for Retired Americans, VoteVets Action Fund, and three individual voters filed a motion Saturday to intervene as defendants in Republican candidate Jefferson Griffin’s lawsuit against the State Board of Elections.
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Federal judge will keep GOP lawsuit targeting NC ballot envelope rules
A federal judge has decided to keep a Republican lawsuit targeting rules for North Carolina’s mail-in absentee ballot envelopes in his courtroom. An order Thursday denied Republicans’ request to send the case back to state court.
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Retiree group linked to Elias seeks to intervene in GOP ballot envelope suit
A retirees’ group represented by Democratic operative Marc Elias’ law firm wants to intervene in a lawsuit Republicans have filed over North Carolina’s rules for mail-in absentee ballot envelopes. The suit contends that state election policy violates a North Carolina law designed to keep mail-in ballots secure.
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Judge dismisses federal challenge to NC 30-day voter residency law
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s 30-day residency requirement for voters. A retirees group working with Democratic operative Marc Elias’ law firm had challenged the residency law as unconstitutional.
Opinion
Judge strikes blow against forum shopping
Lawsuits aimed at potentially unconstitutional state laws belong in North Carolina's Eastern District, according to one Middle District judge's recent ruling.
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Federal judge transfers 30-day voter residency challenge, takes no action on injunction
A federal judge has accepted state lawmakers’ request to transfer a lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s 30-day residency requirement for voters. At the same time, the judge took no action on plaintiffs’ request for an injunction blocking the requirement.
