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.
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Orr seeks oral argument at NC Appeals Court in ‘fair elections’ suit
Former North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr is asking the state’s second-highest court to schedule oral arguments as its considers his “fair elections” lawsuit. The Court of Appeals is considering Orr’s case after a three-judge trial court panel ruled against Orr in June 2024.
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New court filing bashes Orr’s ‘fair elections’ lawsuit
Top legislative leaders took another shot Monday at former North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr’s “fair elections” lawsuit. Lawmakers and Orr’s legal team submitted competing briefs to the state Court of Appeals.
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Former NC Justice Hudson supports Orr’s ‘fair elections’ lawsuit
Former state Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr has recruited another former member of North Carolina’s highest court to support his “fair elections” lawsuit. Retired Justice Robin Hudson is backing a new friend-of-the-court brief in the case.
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Orr urges NC Appeals Court to revive his ‘fair elections’ lawsuit
Former state Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr is urging North Carolina’s second-highest court to revive his lawsuit challenging the state’s congressional and legislative election maps. Orr asks state courts to recognize a state constitutional right to “fair” elections.
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Judges could decide NC elections board dispute by March 8
A three-judge panel overseeing Gov. Roy Cooper’s lawsuit against proposed changes to North Carolina’s state elections board could issue a decision by March 8. The panel predicted a decision “by the end of next week” after holding a 75-minute hearing Wednesday.
Opinion
Lawsuit would require state Supreme Court reversal on ‘fair’ elections
A former member of the state's highest court is challenging a 10-month-old ruling from that court on the issue of electoral redistricting.
News
Cooper, legislative leaders ask three-judge panel to resolve elections board dispute
Gov. Roy Cooper and state legislative leaders have filed competing motions to end a legal dispute over changes to North Carolina’s state elections board. A hearing in the case is scheduled Feb. 28 in Raleigh.
Opinion
Forthcoming ‘fair’ elections lawsuit is unlikely to jibe with court precedent
A former state Supreme Court justice promises a lawsuit tied to the concept of "fair" elections. State and federal courts have ruled out that type of suit in redistricting cases.
Opinion
Republican legislators offer defense of challenged N.C. election maps
In advance of this week’s arguments before the state Supreme Court, attorneys for Republicans at the N.C. General Assembly have filed their brief with the court in support of upholding recently enacted legislative and congressional districting maps as constitutional. Democrat-aligned groups are suing over the maps. They ask the court to find for the first...
