Republicans Won’t Appeal Ruling Striking Down 4 Districts
A key North Carolina GOP lawmaker says Republicans won’t appeal a ruling by state judges...
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Redistricting
Excessive Partisanship Claimed in North Carolina Maps Suit
Another redistricting lawsuit has been filed in North Carolina, this one challenging General Assembly boundaries that Democrats and election reform advocates say are illegally tainted by excessive favoritism toward Republicans....
Read MoreRedistricting Limit in Constitution Focus of Court Hearing
Judges are weighing whether a provision in North Carolina’s constitution limiting when legislative districts can be redrawn should have prevented Republican lawmakers from altering boundaries well beyond lines that a federal...
Read MoreAttorneys: North Carolina Congress Remap Claims Still Valid
North Carolina’s congressional map is still unconstitutional, election advocacy groups and Democrats wrote Wednesday, even though the U.S. Supreme Court recently rejected a lower court decision that threw out the map due to...
Read MoreRemap Ruling Keeps North Carolina’s Current Lines Intact
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling on North Carolina redistricting leaves intact General Assembly boundaries for this fall’s elections. The justices ruled 8-1 on Thursday it was proper for a lower-court panel of federal judges to...
Read MoreJudges Seek Briefs After N Carolina Remapping Case Returned
A federal judicial panel is seeking input from lawyers in a North Carolina redistricting case that the U.S. Supreme Court decided needs more work. The judges ruled in January the state’s congressional boundaries were illegal...
Read MoreSupreme Court Won’t Hear North Carolina Districting Dispute
The Supreme Court is choosing not to take on a new case on partisan redistricting for now. Instead, the justices are sending a dispute over North Carolina’s heavily Republican congressional districting map back to a lower court...
Read MoreNorth Carolina Democrats Unveil Platform for Fall Campaigns
North Carolina Democratic lawmakers on Monday unveiled their to-do list if they got back some or all power at the Legislative Building after November, promising to raise teacher pay to the national average, expand Medicaid and...
Read MoreN Carolina Judicial Remapping, Selection Discussions Resume
The North Carolina legislature has revived public discussion over redrawing judicial election districts and how judges are chosen after a three-month hiatus. But it’s unclear if the renewed conversation Friday in a House-Senate...
Read MoreState Court Won’t Change More House Districts
A late effort by Democrats and voting rights groups to change legislative districts before candidate filing begins in North Carolina has been rejected by state judges. A three-judge panel denied a request Monday by the...
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