Conservative State Supreme Court Blocks School Funding In Leandro Case
In November, the then-Democratic-controlled Supreme Court had voted 4-3 to increase funding in adherence to the Leandro plan.
March 23, 2023
NC Courts
Conservative NC Supreme Court Continues Its Assault On Democracy By Making Rare Move To Rehear Recently-Decided Voting Rights Cases
Last week the North Carolina Supreme Court made the extremely rare move of rehearing two voting rights cases they decided just a few months earlier.
March 20, 2023
Despite Growing Needs, NC Republicans Request High Court to Backpedal On Leandro Ruling
North Carolina Republicans are once again pushing for their newly elected Republican-majority high court to reconsider a decision: Leandro, the state’s long-running education case.
February 24, 2023
Right-Wing NC Supreme Court Acts On ‘Raw Partisanship,’ Poses Challenge For Fair Voting Maps Advocates
“For this Court to reopen rulings just weeks after they were decided is unprecedented and appalling,” Gov. Roy Cooper said.
February 23, 2023
Leaked Documents Show Right-Wing NC Supreme Court Making Plans to Take Power Away From Lower Courts
A leaked document from the North Carolina Supreme Court obtained by WRAL highlights a right-wing power grab that has been under discussion since just days after Republicans won a majority on the court last November.
February 22, 2023
NC Republicans Introduce Bill To Push Back Judicial Retirement Age To Keep Right-Wing Judges On The Bench
Republicans are proposing a bill that will push back the state’s mandatory judicial retirement age in order to keep the NC Supreme Court chief justice and a state Court of Appeals judge on the bench.
February 20, 2023
Advocates and Legal Experts Express Concerns Over Renewed State Supreme Court Hearings
The North Carolina Supreme Court, which flipped to a Republican majority in November’s elections, announced that it would rehear a redistricting case and a voter ID case without providing any reason why.
February 14, 2023
NC Republicans Request Supreme Court To Rehear Decision On Redistricting, Voter ID
Just months after Republicans won a majority on the state Supreme Court in November’s election, Republican leaders in the General Assembly are asking the high court to throw out last year’s decision on redistricting and voter ID.
January 31, 2023
Newly Appointed Judge Is The Latest Update In Long-Running Leandro Education Case
For the second time, Chief Justice Paul Newby has chosen a former classmate and friend to oversee a hugely important education funding case.
January 13, 2023
The Future Of Elections Could Be Decided In Moore V. Harper Case
Legal experts, former attorneys, judges, and activists across the country have signaled that the case could spell the end of democracy in the United States.
December 12, 2022