In a trio of opinions totaling 436 pages, the N.C. Supreme Court has restored North Carolina’s voter ID law, ruled that state courts cannot consider partisan gerrymandering claims, and ended voting for felons who have not completed their sentences. Each ruling issued Friday divided the court, 5-2. Republican justices supported the majority opinions. Democratic justices dissented.
A case involving felon voting rights offers clues about the judicial philosophies of Justices Trey Allen and Richard Dietz.
The two newest members of North Carolina’s Supreme Court took the lead challenging plaintiffs in a case Thursday dealing with felon voting rights. Questions from new Justices Trey Allen and Richard Dietz signaled their concerns about a lower court ruling that allowed thousands of felons to vote last November. The state’s highest court will decide in the months ahead whether felons who have completed active prison sentences will be allowed to vote in future elections.
The N.C. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Feb. 2 in a case that could determine the future of felon voting in North Carolina. It’s among the first cases that will be considered by the court’s new 5-2 Republican majority.
The N.C. Supreme Court will wait until next year to hear oral arguments in a lawsuit dealing with felon voting rights. A court order issued Thursday rejected plaintiffs’ request to hear the case in the next two months.
Legislative leaders reject a proposal to have the N.C. Supreme Court hear arguments in a felon voting case as early as this month. Lawmakers filed paperwork Tuesday objecting to a plan from felon voting advocates.
Advocates pursuing voting rights for N.C. felons are asking the state Supreme Court to consider the case as early as next month. They urge the state’s highest court to clear up potential confusion about felons’ participation in the general election.
Groups pushing for felon voting in North Carolina have attacked the wrong state law, according to the latest filing from state legislative leaders at the N.C. Supreme Court. The document filed Monday addresses a group of friend-of-the-court briefs submitted in favor of felon voting. The case ultimately could lead to 56,000 new voters in North Carolina.
State legislative leaders argue in a new brief that the N.C. Supreme Court should reverse prior court rulings granting voting rights to felons. The brief says a lawsuit supporting felon voting aimed its objections at the wrong target. The case could determine whether as many as 56,000 felons can vote in N.C. elections.
Supporters of felon voting in North Carolina have submitted their opening written arguments to the N.C. Supreme Court. Those arguments arrive as state election officials prepare for as many as 56,000 newly registered felons for the November election. As plaintiffs filed their opening brief Wednesday in a case titled Community Success Initiative v. Moore, five...
Leading legislators challenge a recent court ruling that could allow as many as 56,000 felons to vote in the November elections. Lawmakers make their case in a new brief filed Monday at the N.C. Supreme Court.
