The Latest Breaking News from North Carolina Supreme Court

RALEIGH, N.C. — Though the Moore v. Harper case going before the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday focuses on redistricting, opponents of North Carolina lawmakers say the independent state legislature theory could open a morass of chaos in elections.

Right-wing legal groups and Republican lawmakers put the so-called ‘independent state legislature’ theory at the centre of one of the most important tests for democracy in front of the US Supreme Court, Alex Woodward reports

Both of the candidates running in the November 8, 2022, general election for one of the seats on North Carolina’s Supreme Court — incumbent Sam Ervin IV (D) and Trey Allen (R) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what…

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Here’s a question that’s more difficult than you’d think: What do you do when wrongfully elected politicians try to fundamentally change the state constitution?

An endorsement by former President Donald Trump and $11 million from a conservative political interest group proved just the ticket for Ted Budd to win Tuesday the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in North Carolina.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Gregory “Dee” Rankin plans to keep on fighting even when the only option left is the North Carolina Supreme Court.

Fresh off a high-profile case over gerrymandering, the North Carolina Supreme Court now has a related and similarly controversial issue to decide: whether actions taken by a gerrymandered legislature are even legitimate.

The plan would have left Republicans with as many as 11 seats compared to just three for Democrats.