January 17, 2025
A North Carolina federal judge didn't mince words in rejecting a joint request from opposing parties in an upcoming redistricting trial who sought a reprieve from a local rule largely barring electronics in the courthouse, saying "nobody needs a cellphone in the courtroom."
January 14, 2025
Both sides of an upcoming trial in North Carolina over the state's new election map that allegedly dilutes the power of Black voters asked a Tar Heel State federal judge to grant exceptions to a rule barring everyone but attorneys admitted in the district from using electronics in the courthouse.
February 15, 2024
The Fourth Circuit seemed poised Thursday to let down Black voters in their bid to erase election maps they claim are unfairly drawn to dilute their voting power in North Carolina's "Black Belt," with the majority of a panel suggesting that redrawing maps shortly ahead of primaries would cause chaos.
January 26, 2024
A North Carolina federal judge on Friday declined to block the state's new Senate map from being used in the 2024 election cycle over concerns certain districts dilute Black voting power, saying such a ruling mid-election would cause "voter confusion and chaos."