The full 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals will not consider an injunction that would block at least some state Senate districts for this fall’s election. A three-judge 4th Circuit panel issued a ruling this spring rejecting an injunction. The court issued a new order Tuesday rejecting plaintiffs’ request for an en banc hearing by all members of the 4th Circuit.
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.
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 federal Appeals Court will hold oral arguments on Feb. 15 in a lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s new state Senate election map. It’s the same date plaintiffs in the case had requested a court decision about an injunction against the map.
Gov. Roy Cooper and state Attorney General Josh Stein hope to sway a federal Appeals Court to rule against Republican state legislators in a battle over North Carolina’s new state Senate election map. Cooper and Stein, both Democrats, filed a brief Monday evening with the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals. Legislative leaders and plaintiffs challenging the Senate map filed their own briefs several hours later.
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.
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.
Plaintiffs challenging North Carolina’s new state Senate election map have dropped their request for an emergency injunction from a federal Appeals Court. Their latest court filing still asks appellate judges to address the case with a compressed timeline.
Plaintiffs challenging North Carolina’s new state Senate election map have filed an emergency appeal seeking an injunction by Jan. 9. They also ask for a final decision that would push primary elections in targeted Senate districts back to May.
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.
