April 28 marks the one-year anniversary of three significant decisions from North Carolina's highest court.
The three-judge panel overseeing two federal redistricting lawsuits in North Carolina will hold its first hearing in the cases on May 28. The suits challenge the state’s congressional and legislative election maps.
The recent death of longtime Republican redistricting lawyer Thomas Farr could help lead to a delay for a hearing planned next month in a “fair elections” lawsuit. Farr’s colleagues have asked for a delay in the hearing now set for May 22.
A trial in a federal lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s new state Senate election map will not take place before the November general election. The earliest possible trial date is Dec. 2, based on proposals submitted in federal court this week. A hearing is scheduled in May in a separate lawsuit in state court calling for "fair elections."
A federal Appeals Court has decided not to grant an injunction in a lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s new state Senate election map. The decision announced Thursday means the state is unlikely to face any changes to the remaining 2024 electoral calendar.
Federal judges have agreed to consolidate two lawsuits challenging North Carolina’s new election maps. State legislative leaders had requested the consolidation. Plaintiffs in both cases had opposed the request.
North Carolina’s top legislative leaders are asking a three-judge panel to throw out a lawsuit aiming to establish a state constitutional right to “fair” elections. Former state Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr filed the suit in January.
Recently, retired North Carolina Supreme Court justice and 2022 redistricting special master Bob Orr filed a lawsuit challenging the redrawn congressional and state legislative maps based on “fairness.” My colleague Dr. Andy Jackson explained how the plaintiffs’ central claim in this lawsuit is just another partisan gerrymandering claim presented under a new name. The case...
Plaintiffs in two federal lawsuits challenging North Carolina’s new statewide election maps oppose state lawmakers’ request to have the cases consolidated. Paperwork filed Thursday outlines the plaintiffs’ objections.
A federal Appeals Court panel could decide soon whether to issue an injunction blocking portions of North Carolina’s new state Senate election map. An injunction would mean delaying at least some state Senate primaries until May.
A former member of the state's highest court is challenging a 10-month-old ruling from that court on the issue of electoral redistricting.
