North Carolina
Explainer: North Carolina Supreme Court Election Protest
Emily Lau, Staff Attorney PDF Available Here Last Updated: January 9, 2025 More than a month after the November 2024 election, the result of the North Carolina Supreme Court race is still uncertain. There have …
Explainer: Lame-Duck Power Grabs in North Carolina and Beyond
Derek Clinger, Senior Staff Attorney PDF Available Here Just weeks after North Carolina Democrats won several prominent statewide offices in the 2024 general election, including governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general, the Republican-controlled legislature moved …
Supreme Court of North Carolina: 2023 Review and 2024 Preview
Emily Lau, Staff Attorney PDF Available Here The North Carolina Supreme Court had an eventful 2023. Its recent decisions reflect changes in the court’s view of its own role, its relationship with the other branches …
Rob Yablon in NPR: Professor Yablon comments on a major development in North Carolina’s redistricting litigation—and its possible effect on Moore v. Harper
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Supreme Court of North Carolina: 2022 Review and 2023 Preview
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North Carolina spent much of the year in the national legal spotlight due to Moore v. Harper, the prominent U.S. Supreme Court case that could limit the authority of state courts and state constitutions over federal elections through the controversial “independent state legislature theory.”
Explainer: Holmes v. Moore
Emily Lau, Staff Attorney PDF Available Here Over the past decade, North Carolina’s voter ID requirements have generated substantial controversy—and litigation. This week, the North Carolina Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in …
Explainer: Harper v. Hall
Emily Lau, Staff Attorney PDF Available Here Earlier this year, the Supreme Court of North Carolina invalidated the congressional and state legislative district maps the North Carolina General Assembly drew following the 2020 census. The …