A federal judge has scheduled a status conference Wednesday afternoon for three federal lawsuits challenging North Carolina’s new election law. The State Board of Elections requested the hearing after consulting lawyers for plaintiffs in the three separate cases.
A recent change in North Carolina’s election law should prompt a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit from felon voting advocates as moot. That’s the argument the State Board of Elections and local district attorneys made in a court filing Wednesday. A hearing in the case is scheduled Nov. 14 in Durham.
Both the North Carolina Symphony and the state Department of Natural and Cultural Resources are asking a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit from three former symphony members. The musicians contend they were fired for refusing to comply with a COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
State legislative leaders and the Department of Health and Human Services take different stances on a request to block a new state law banning gender transition surgeries for minors. Top lawmakers filed paperwork in US District Court Friday opposing a preliminary injunction in the case Voe v. Mansfield. The suit targets House Bill 808. Meanwhile, state lawyers representing DHHS argued in a separate court filing that the new state law runs afoul of federal law.
Critics of North Carolina’s felon voting restrictions believe the state’s newest election law has no impact on their federal lawsuit. They argued in a court filing Friday that a federal judge should grant their request to strike down the 50-year-old felon re-enfranchisement law. A hearing in the case is scheduled Nov. 14 in Durham.
The North Carolina State Board of Elections explained in a court filing this week why a February trial could prove difficult in a federal lawsuit challenging the state’s voter identification law. ID critics are seeking a February trial. A hearing on the ID opponents’ request is scheduled Nov. 21 in Winston-Salem.
A federal judge could decide soon whether to block North Carolina’s Judicial Standards Commission from investigating state Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls. US District Judge William Osteen heard nearly three hours of arguments Thursday on Earls’ motion for a preliminary injunction against the judicial standards group.
On Saturday, October 28, 2023, North Carolina Speaker of the House Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, visited the U.S.—Mexico border. The visit comes amidst speculation that he will run for Congress in North Carolina's newly drawn 14th Congressional District.
Caleb Kruckenberg, attorney at the Pacific Legal Foundation, discusses a case filed on behalf of Frank Black and Charlotte, N.C.-based Southeast Investments. It challenges rules created and enforced by the private nonprofit Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. Kruckenberg offered these comments during an interview with Mitch Kokai for CarolinaJournal.com.
The federal government believes North Carolina’s new law banning gender transition surgeries for minors violates the US Constitution. Federal officials offered that opinion in a court document filed Friday.
Critics of North Carolina’s new eCourts system have added seven more plaintiffs to their federal lawsuit challenging the system’s rollout. They also have added the state’s top court executive to the list of defendants.
