NC Supreme Court Coverage

North Carolina Supreme Court hears felony voting rights case
North Carolina's newly seated Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday on whether people convicted of felonies -- tens of thousands statewide -- should be permitted to vote if they aren't in prison but still are serving probation or parole or have yet to pay fines.

NC Supreme Court hears felong voting case
The state Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday in a case that may ultimately decide when people convicted of a felony can vote again in North Carolina.

When can ex-felons vote in NC? High court hears arguments in voting rights case
The state Supreme Court heard arguments in the first political lawsuit before the high court since Republicans flipped control in the 2022 elections.

Group: N.C. request for redistricting rehearing 'frivolous'
An advocacy group that sued over redistricting lines in North Carolina told state Supreme Court justices Monday that previous rulings that blocked legislative and congressional district maps as illegal partisan gerrymanders should be left intact.

CBC OPINION
Editorial: Truitt needs to stand WITH students and stand UP TO legislators
Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023 -- North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt seems more concerned with appeasing the Republican partisans who rule the state legislature than making sure every school child has access to a quality public education and their schools and teachers have the resources needed to do it.

New appeals put North Carolina election laws in limbo again
North Carolina Republican legislative leaders announced Friday that they're asking the state's highest court to reconsider decisions on redistricting and voter identification.

Lawmakers seek new court hearings on voter ID, redistricting
North Carolina Republican legislative leaders announced Friday that they're asking the state's highest court to reconsider decisions on redistricting and voter identification.

New judge in the Leandro case has faced rare disciplinary actions on the bench
Superior Court Judge James Floyd Ammons Jr. is a former prosecutor, long-time criminal judge and former classmate of the Supreme Court justice who appointed him.

New judge named in Leandro case
Superior Court Judge James F. Ammons Jr. will take over the long-running case focused on improving North Carolina's public schools.

CBC OPINION
Editorial: Act honestly. Enact voter ID laws that don't hurt access to the polls
Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022 -- Act honestly. Stop looking to discriminate against some voters because of their race, age, economic status, disability or neighborhood. Enact a common-sense law that allows for a variety of forms of photo identification that help people vote honestly, not hinder their access to the polls.

The Wrap @ NC Capitol: Voter ID, redistricting rulings, and 2024 polling for Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson
The week in North Carolina politics from WRAL's NC Capitol team

NC Supreme Court strikes down state Senate map, voter ID law. Republican lawmakers plan to revisit both issues next year
The state court's 4-3 Democratic majority struck down a 2018 voter ID law and also ordered a lower court to modify a Senate map. GOP lawmakers will seek to pass new voting bills next year.

Cooper selects voting access advocate Allison Riggs to fill appeals court seat
Riggs will replace a Republican judge on the North Carolina Court of Appeals. Republicans dislike her track record of challenging state voting maps.

CBC OPINION
Editorial: Legislators are not dictators. U.S. Supreme Court must reinforce it
Friday, Dec. 9, 2022 -- The U.S. Constitution delegates to the "legislature" the job of redistricting. It is the State Constitution that gives the General Assembly the authority to deal with the matter. Most significantly the State Constitution - the voice and authority of the people -- gives our courts the job of examining the work of the legislature.

Explaining Moore v. Harper and its election implications
North Carolina Republicans argue the state's Supreme Court went too far this year on redistricting. The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the case could strip state court's of power.

North Carolina election case heard in US Supreme Court
North Carolina Republicans argue the state's Supreme Court went too far this year on redistricting. The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the case could strip state court's of power.

U.S. Supreme Court wrangles over key question in democracy: Who has power over federal election rules?
North Carolina Republicans argue the state's Supreme Court went too far this year on redistricting. The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the case could strip state courts of power.

NC on national stage as U.S. Supreme Court hears case that could shift power over elections
North Carolina's redistricting fight will return to the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday, this time with national implications that are hard to predict.

NC case before Supreme Court could upend election laws nationwide, legal experts say
On Dec. 7, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Moore v Harper, a case involving North Carolina election law. The decision could have far-reaching effects on how elections are conducted across the country.