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.”
News
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.
News
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.
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Congressional map challengers defend suit against motion to dismiss
Critics challenging North Carolina’s new congressional map filed paperwork Friday defending their federal lawsuits against legislators’ motion to dismiss the case.
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Judges reject 2023 redistricting lawsuits, no congressional map ruling
Federal judges have dismissed most claims in two lawsuits brought against North Carolina election maps. The judges deferred a decision about the new congressional map.
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Federal judges to consider injunction against NC congressional map
A three-judge federal panel will consider this afternoon requests to block North Carolina’s new congressional map for the 2026 elections.
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Lawmakers defend NC congressional map against injunction request
State legislative leaders are defending North Carolina’s new congressional map against a federal injunction that would block the map’s use for 2026 elections.
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Nov. 19 injunction hearing set in suits against NC congressional map
Federal judges will expedite two lawsuits challenging North Carolina’s new congressional map. A preliminary injunction hearing is scheduled Nov. 19 in Winston-Salem.
