A federal judge has scheduled oral arguments for Feb. 28 in a case challenging North Carolina’s law restricting felon voting. The hearing will address a magistrate judge’s recommendation to dismiss the case as moot.
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.
Six of the 11 opinions released Friday from the North Carolina Supreme Court included straight party-line splits. After dissenting in seven of the 11 cases, the court’s senior Democrat ended up voting with the majority in less than half of the cases decided in 2023.