Former state Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr is asking North Carolina’s courts to declare that the state’s people have a constitutional right to “fair” elections. Orr filed suit Wednesday in Wake County Superior Court on behalf of nine Democrats and two unaffiliated voters. The suit challenges North Carolina's new statewide election maps.
A former state Supreme Court justice promises a lawsuit tied to the concept of "fair" elections. State and federal courts have ruled out that type of suit in redistricting cases.
The top judge on the North Carolina Court of Appeals lost her leadership position as the chief justice of the state Supreme Court replaced her with a colleague.
(The Center Square) – North Carolina's litigated state Supreme Court order on the 2022 congressional maps changed the recent pattern and expectancy of majority Republicans.