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.
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.
A federal Appeals Court will allow a prison inmate in North Carolina to move forward with a lawsuit challenging his transfer. The inmate claims prison officials retaliated against him because he complained about his treatment behind bars.
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.
Three federal judges appointed by Republican presidents will oversee the NAACP’s lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s new congressional and legislative election maps. A judge appointed by former Democratic President Barack Obama issued an order Tuesday appointing the three-judge panel.
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.
Democrats' success in striking down previous Republican-drawn election maps sets up roadblocks for active lawsuits in 2024.
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.
A federal judge has given parties in two North Carolina election law disputes one week to work out a deal that could avoid a possible court order. Both suits target provisions within Senate Bill 747.
Plaintiffs challenging North Carolina’s new state Senate election map are asking a federal judge to make a decision Thursday about issuing a preliminary injunction. Critics of the Senate plan filed their latest court document Tuesday evening. It argues for blocking two Senate districts in northeastern North Carolina. Plaintiffs contend that the districts run afoul of the federal Voting Rights Act because of racial gerrymandering.
