Opinion
Moore v. Harper could prove problematic for political left
Had left-leaning justices gone along with conservative stalwart Clarence Thomas, they might have secured a better outcome for upcoming election disputes.
News
NC politicos offer mixed reaction to Moore v. Harper ruling
On Tuesday, North Carolina state politicians and analysts reacted to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on the high-profile Moore v. Harper case, with Democratic lawmakers celebrating the decision while plaintiff and House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, said he is glad the case is “settled.”
News
US Supreme Court rejects DWI, sales tax cases from NC
The U.S. Supreme Court will not take up cases from North Carolina dealing with drunk-driving prosecutions and an out-of-state sales tax dispute. The court issued orders Tuesday morning denying requests to hear the cases next fall.
News
US Supreme Court to review NC sales tax, DWI disputes on June 15
The U.S. Supreme Court will review two cases next month with N.C. ties. Either case could return the Tar Heel State to national headlines when the nation’s highest court starts its next term in the fall. Justices have set June 15 as the date to consider whether to take up Quad Graphics v. N.C. Department of Revenue and Diaz-Tomas v. North Carolina.
News
Moore v Harper lawyers warn US Supreme Court about NC redistricting ruling
Lawyers representing both sides in a major U.S. Supreme Court case have alerted the court about a ruling from North Carolina that could affect the case’s outcome. Attorneys in the Moore v. Harper redistricting case submitted a one-paragraph letter Wednesday to the U.S. Supreme Court clerk.
News
Lawyers for legislature, executive branch take opposing views in latest Moore v. Harper filings
The N.C. Justice Department argues that the U.S. Supreme Court should dismiss the Moore v. Harper redistricting case. But lawyers representing state legislative leaders urge the court to keep the case and render a decision. Both sides responded to the high court’s Monday deadline for new Moore v. Harper briefing.
News
US Supreme Court seeks information about impact of NC redistricting rehearing
The U.S. Supreme Court has ordered parties in the Moore v. Harper redistricting dispute to file new briefs responding to this month’s rehearing of redistricting issues at the state Supreme Court. The nation’s highest court issued a one-paragraph order Thursday.
Opinion
Obama administration lawyer might have helped N.C. lawmakers in Moore v. Harper
A former U.S. solicitor general from the Obama administration spelled our a "clear, correct standard" that could strike down N.C. courts' actions in a redistricting dispute.
News
Nation’s highest court wrestles with Moore v. Harper N.C. redistricting dispute
The U.S. Supreme Court will likely wait until next June to rule on whether activist state courts can use vague provisions within a state constitution to throw out election maps drawn by a legislature. But nearly three hours of oral argument Wednesday in the Moore v. Harper case offered clues about the court’s decision. That decision should arrive next June.
Opinion
History helps place Moore v. Harper dispute in context
One of America's leading historians highlights founding-era concerns about judges playing politics.
Opinion
S.C. founding father at center of U.S. Supreme Court election case
One of South Carolina's early governors – and one of the nation's most controversial founding fathers – is taking center stage in a critical U.S. Supreme Court case this week that could fundamentally alter the control of federal congressional elections.
Opinion
Most pundits miss key points of NC redistricting dispute
Focusing on the purported problems of the Independent State Legislature theory, observers miss the actual dispute in North Carolina's redistricting case.
