The legal battle between Gov. Josh Stein and state legislative leaders over North Carolina elections board appointments will head to a three-judge panel on April 14. The panel expects to issue a ruling by May 1.
Gov. Josh Stein is seeking a court order that would block State Auditor Dave Boliek from making new appointments to the North Carolina State Board of Elections on May 1. Without help from the courts, Boliek would have the power to make those appointments under a new state law passed in December.
A federal judge is ordering the North Carolina State Board of Elections to explain why he should keep a case involving a dispute over the recent state Supreme Court election. The board must comply with the order by Jan. 1.
Plaintiffs challenging North Carolina’s new state Senate election map are asking a federal judge to make a decision Thursday about issuing a preliminary injunction. Critics of the Senate plan filed their latest court document Tuesday evening. It argues for blocking two Senate districts in northeastern North Carolina. Plaintiffs contend that the districts run afoul of the federal Voting Rights Act because of racial gerrymandering.
Gov. Roy Cooper and state Attorney General Josh Stein support the plaintiffs seeking a preliminary injunction in federal court against North Carolina’s new state Senate map. Cooper and Stein filed paperwork Tuesday to submit a friend-of-the-court brief in the case.
Critics who want to block North Carolina’s new state Senate election map are asking a federal judge to issue a ruling in their case by Dec. 29. They warn that a ruling after that date could threaten the state’s scheduled March 5 primary election. They seek a response to their request by Thursday.
A three-judge panel will hold a hearing Thursday morning in Raleigh in Gov. Roy Cooper’s challenge of a new state law changing state and county elections board appointments. Superior Court Judges Edwin Wilson, Lori Hamilton, and Andrew Womble are scheduled to oversee the case titled Cooper v. Berger.
A federal judge has rejected a proposal to rule by the end of this week on an injunction in a North Carolina redistricting lawsuit. US District Judge James Dever labeled the proposed timeline “meritless” in an order issued Monday.
Legislative leaders oppose a proposed expedited schedule for addressing a federal lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s state Senate election map. Lawmakers explained their concerns in a court filing Wednesday.
A federal judge has rejected state Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls’ request for a preliminary injunction in her lawsuit against the North Carolina Judicial Standards Commission. Earls argues that a commission investigation into her comments has unconstitutionally chilled her speech about matters of public interest.
Legislative leaders, the Republican Party, and the State Board of Elections all filed documents this week opposing a preliminary injunction in a federal election lawsuit. The lawsuit challenges provisions in North Carolina’s new election law.
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