NC Supreme Court Issues Much-Anticipated Rulings
The North Carolina Supreme Court handed down more than two dozen rulings on Friday, including a trio dealing with high-profile political controversies: voter ID, gerrymandering, and a Confederate statue.
The Stakes for Democracy Are Real as Supreme Court Considers Moore v. Harper
North Carolina lawmakers argue that state legislatures should have sole autonomy over redistricting, without input from the courts, in a case that will have massive implications for U.S. elections.
Gerrymandering Debate Returns to NC Supreme Court
The North Carolina Supreme Court wrestled once again with the issues of redistricting and gerrymandering on Tuesday in a case in which Republican lawmakers contend they should be allowed to draw maps however they choose.
Court Hearings to Follow NC Supreme Court Ruling on Constitutional Amendments
Voter ID and the tax cap were two of six amendments legislators put to voters. Voters defeated two of the amendments and approved four, including voter ID and the tax cap.
Why NC Legislators Are Arguing a Legal Theory that Could Upend US Democracy
The national political landscape will favor Republicans if US Supreme Court sides with NC legislators’ argument.
US Supreme Court Denies NC GOP Appeal Over Court-Drawn Congressional Districts
The Supreme Court’s denial means that North Carolina congressional districts are officially set for the 2022 election. Candidate filing ended on Friday.
New NC Congressional and State Senate District Maps With No Democratic Support Go to Judicial Review
Democrats have been promoting an alternative plan they say would keep the Sandhills counties together in one district. Rep. Zack Hawkins, a Durham Democrat, offered that plan up again Thursday and had it shot down on a 51-68 party-line vote.
More Gerrymandering Coverage
Can NC Legislators Elected from Unconstitutional Districts Propose Changing the Constitution?
The legislature cannot rely on votes from legislators elected from illegally gerrymandered districts to put proposed constitutional amendments on the ballot, said Kym Hunter, a lawyer representing the NAACP.
Backtalk: Fleecing the taxpayers is the only game in town
And other things our readers told us this week.
NC Supreme Court Tosses Gerrymandered GOP Maps
Looks like it’s back to the drawing board.
NC Supreme Court Hears Redistricting Case Arguments
The GOP redistricting plans “violate the fundamental rights of millions of North Carolinians,” said an attorney for the plaintiffs.
State Supreme Court Reviews Gerrymandered Maps Tomorrow: What to Know, How You Can Watch
Challengers are suing over districts that mathematicians and redistricting experts say are so skewed that they rarely, if ever, can be reproduced by computers.
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