Opinion
Judge pokes holes in redistricting challengers’ arguments
US District Judge James Dever argues that plaintiffs fall short of the high standard needed to justify the "odious" sorting of voters by race.
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Former Justice Orr files suit seeking ruling that NC elections must be ‘fair’
Former state Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr is asking North Carolina’s courts to declare that the state’s people have a constitutional right to “fair” elections. Orr filed suit Wednesday in Wake County Superior Court on behalf of nine Democrats and two unaffiliated voters. The suit challenges North Carolina's new statewide election maps.
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Appeals Court agrees to expedite redistricting appeal
A federal Appeals Court will expedite its consideration of a lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s new state Senate election map. Appellate judges issued an order Monday granting the plaintiffs’ request for a speedy review.
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Senate redistricting challengers seek Appeals Court ruling by Feb. 15
Plaintiffs challenging North Carolina’s new state Senate election map are trying again to secure an expedited ruling in their case. They have asked a federal Appeals Court to issue a decision by Feb. 15.
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Judge denies injunction request in state Senate redistricting lawsuit
A federal judge has denied a requested injunction in a lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s new state Senate election map. The decision arrived Friday, almost two months after plaintiffs had initially called for court action. Plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal to the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond.
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Legislators hope to consolidate two of three federal redistricting lawsuits
Top state legislative leaders filed paperwork Thursday in federal court to consolidate two of the three lawsuits challenging North Carolina’s new statewide election maps. Lawmakers’ court filing suggests that plaintiffs in the two cases oppose the plan.
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Legislative leaders question plaintiffs’ expert report in Senate redistricting suit
The latest court filing from plaintiffs challenging North Carolina’s new state Senate election map “raises more questions than it answers,” according to a response state legislative leaders filed Monday. US District Judge James Dever set Monday as the deadline for lawmakers to respond to the plaintiffs' filing. Plaintiffs have asked Dever to issue an injunction blocking at least two Senate districts from being used in the 2024 elections.
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Judge extends state Senate redistricting dispute by at least five days
A federal judge has set a Jan. 22 deadline for North Carolina’s legislative leaders and the state elections board to respond to the latest court filings in a dispute targeting the new state Senate election map. That means the judge will issue no decision this week on an injunction blocking the map.
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State Senate election fight officially back before Dever
A federal Appeals Court granted plaintiffs' request Tuesday to return a redistricting lawsuit to a Raleigh-based federal judge. Without action from appellate judges, the case challenging North Carolina’s new state Senate election map would have remained officially with appellate judges until late January.
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Legislative leaders oppose sped-up Appeals Court action in redistricting case
Top legislative leaders are asking a federal Appeals Court not to speed up the timetable for issuing its mandate in a case involving the new state Senate election map. A federal judge in Raleigh cannot act in the case without the appellate mandate.
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Federal judge questions Senate map election challenge in injunction hearing
A federal judge spent nearly two hours Wednesday raising questions about a legal challenge against North Carolina’s new state Senate map. US District Judge James Dever will decide in the days ahead whether to grant an injunction that blocks at least part of the map from taking effect.
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Appeals Court rejects Senate election dispute, sets no deadline for trial court action
A federal Appeals Court has dismissed an appeal from plaintiffs challenging North Carolina’s new state Senate election map. The decision Tuesday leaves the case with a trial judge in Raleigh. The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals rejected plaintiffs’ request to set a deadline for the trial court to issue a ruling in the case.
