Judge rejects DNC, Elias client intervention in NC voting case
A federal judge has rejected attempts from the Democratic National Committee and clients of Democratic operative Marc Elias to intervene in a North Carolina election dispute.
All three Democratic seats on the Court of Appeals and one of the two Democratic seats on the Supreme Court will be on the ballot in 2026.
Registered voters in the state this cycle will choose a US senator, all 14 US House representatives, one state Supreme Court judge and three appellate justices.
A bipartisan North Carolina Court of Appeals panel will hear a case on Jan. 27 dealing with control over appointments to the state elections board.
The North Carolina Revenue Department suffered a partial setback Friday at the state’s highest court, in a tax dispute involving prepaid cards.
A split North Carolina Supreme Court has ruled that a Department of Transportation contractor does not have to cover part of the bill for a Robeson County deputy sheriff’s roadside injury.
The US Department of Justice is opposing requests to revisit the settlement of a federal lawsuit over North Carolina voter registration.
North Carolina’s highest court will decide whether the Richmond County school board can renew its decade-old legal judgment of $272,300 against state government.
The state auditor and legislative leaders argue that recent court rulings boost their defense of a state law shifting control of elections board appointments.
The North Carolina Supreme Court used an Iredell County case to clarify the process a defendant must use to secure access to police bodycam footage. The 5-2 decision Friday reversed a District Court judge’s 2024 decision against Mooresville Police.
The executive director of North Carolina’s State Board of Elections is asking the head of the Division of Motor Vehicles for Social Security numbers of DMV customers who are also registered voters. The request is designed to help state elections officials “maintain the most accurate voter rolls possible.”
A federal judge has agreed that no further action will take place in the US Justice Department’s voter registration lawsuit against North Carolina election officials while the federal government remains shut down.