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.
A High Point woman used court filings this week to defend her federal lawsuit challenging her arrest during a 2020 protest of Gov. Roy Cooper’s COVID-related shutdown orders. Monica Ussery's lawyers filed three separate documents Wednesday in US District Court. Ussery responded to multiple motions to dismiss her case.
Top state legislative leaders urge a federal judge to reject an injunction in a lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s 30-day residency requirement for voters. A retirees’ group working with high-profile Democratic operative Marc Elias’ law firm is fighting the residency rule.
Top legislative leaders are asking a federal judge to dismiss two lawsuits challenging portions of North Carolina’s new election law. Plaintiffs in one case are working with high-profile Democratic operative Marc Elias’ law firm. The Democratic National Committee and state Democratic Party filed the second suit.
A federal judge has denied class-action status in a lawsuit challenging race-based membership qualifications for an Asheville advisory board. Plaintiffs had argued that the rules discriminate against white applicants to the Human Relations Commission.
A class-action lawsuit filed Monday in federal court challenges solitary confinement for people confined to North Carolina’s juvenile detention centers. The suit cites the “devastating and long-term effects” of keeping juveniles locked up by themselves.
Defendants in a federal lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s eCourts implementation object to a proposal to turn the case into a class action. Class-action status would allow the case’s nine current plaintiffs to act on behalf of others with eCourts-related legal complaints.
Lawyers for the plaintiffs, State Board of Elections, legislative leaders, and Republican Party did not reach a deal Thursday to avoid a court order in two federal lawsuits challenging North Carolina’s new election law.
A federal judge has set a Jan. 17 hearing in Greensboro for a lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s abortion pill restrictions. The court will consider state legislative leaders’ motion to dismiss the suit.
A federal magistrate judge In North Carolina has recommended throwing out a case involving voting rights for felons who have completed active prison time. If the decision stands, felons would not participate in the state’s 2024 elections.
Plaintiffs challenging North Carolina’s new state Senate election map are asking a federal Appeals Court to step into the legal dispute. They filed a notice of appeal Friday after a federal judge set a Jan. 10 hearing in the case.
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