Federal felon voting lawsuit scheduled for April 22 trial
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by CJ Staff
10h ago
A federal judge will hold an April 22 bench trial in Winston-Salem in a lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s restrictions on felon voting. Critics argue that the restrictions are racially discriminatory and violate the constitutional rights of felons who have completed active prison time but remain on parole, probation, or post-release supervision. US District Judge Loretta Biggs signaled last month that she planned to hold the trial in April. Because it is a bench trial, Biggs will decide the case with no jury. Felons cannot vote in North Carolina until they have completed their sentences, in ..read more
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Appeals Court rejects injunction in state Senate redistricting lawsuit
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by CJ Staff
10h ago
A federal Appeals Court split 2-1 in deciding not to grant an injunction in a lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s new state Senate election map. The decision announced Thursday means the state is unlikely to face any changes to the remaining 2024 electoral calendar. The Appeals Court order upholds US District Judge James Dever’s Jan. 26 ruling rejecting an injunction. Plaintiffs wanted to block two state Senate districts in northeastern North Carolina. “The denial of preliminary relief is just that: preliminary,” wrote Judge Allison Jones Rushing. “It may be that with discovery and further fa ..read more
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Trump critic drops lawsuit aiming to keep him off NC ballot
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by CJ Staff
21h ago
A Stokes County attorney and businessman has dropped his lawsuit aiming to guarantee the North Carolina State Board of Elections’ authority to block Donald Trump from the state’s election ballot. Brian Martin filed a notice of voluntary dismissal Wednesday in Wake County Superior Court. Martin had gone to court on Dec, 29. That was 10 days after the state elections board rejected his complaint seeking Trump’s removal from the Republican primary ballot. The lawsuit filed three days before the new year sought an expedited hearing, but state courts took no action before Trump won the March 5 prim ..read more
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Causey targets Lindberg in latest NC court filing
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by CJ Staff
2d ago
State Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey seeks to take part in a state Supreme Court dispute involving former top North Carolina political donor Greg Lindberg. Lindberg is scheduled to return to federal court in May on charges that he bribed Causey after the 2016 election. In a court filing Tuesday, Causey’s lawyers argued that Lindberg “brazenly defrauded” plaintiffs in the case Southland National Insurance Corporation v. Lindberg. Causey seeks the state Supreme Court’s permission to file a friend-of-the-court brief in the case. It pits Lindberg against four insurance companies he owned. “The ..read more
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NCSBE certifies 2024 Primary and gets ready for May 14 runoff
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by Theresa Opeka
2d ago
The North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) certified the March 5 primary during a board meeting Tuesday. More than 1.8 million ballots were cast, or 24% of the over 7.4 million registered voters. That’s down from the 2020 primary when over 2.1 million ballots were cast or 31% of the over 6.9 million voters that were registered then. This was also the second time North Carolina was a Super Tuesday state. NCSBE certify 2024 NC Primary, March 26, 2024. Source – NCSBE Webex meeting. NCSBE Executive Director Karen Brinson Bell said that since the 2020 election, the number of registered vo ..read more
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Trailing in the NC polls, Biden and Harris return to Raleigh
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by CJ Staff
3d ago
On Tuesday, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were in Wake County with Gov. Roy Cooper, a fellow Democrat, to rally supporters over healthcare costs. The visit comes during the week of the 14th anniversary of the passage of the Affordable Care Act under the Obama administration. The speech centered on the Obamacare anniversary but Biden repeated attacks on pharmaceutical companies for drug prices and called for increased taxes, deficit reduction, and a spending boost for Ukraine. He repeatedly used the word “MAGA” in reference to former President Donald Trump and other Repub ..read more
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Lindberg co-defendant wants separate retrial in bribery case
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by CJ Staff
3d ago
Former top North Carolina political donor Greg Lindberg’s co-defendant in a federal bribery and fraud case wants to separate his retrial from Lindberg’s. The two defendants are now scheduled to return to federal court for a joint retrial on May 6. The case involves the federal government’s charges that Lindberg bribed state Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey after Causey’s 2016 election. Causey worked with federal investigators, including wearing a surveillance wire during interactions with the defendants. Co-defendant John Gray filed paperwork Monday asking a federal court “to order severance ..read more
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Moderate Democrat Wray ends bid for re-election after defeat from progressive challenger
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by CJ Staff
3d ago
Michael Wray, D-Northampton, announced Monday that he is ending his decades of service in the state legislature after being defeated by primary opponent Rodney Pierce from his party’s progressive left wing. A Democrat who occasionally voted with the Republican majority, Wray drew heat from party leadership and activists who supported his ouster. Wray ended his appeal for a recount of the primary in which he lost by fewer than 35 votes. Wray’s initial challenge alleged that seven voters were given incorrect ballots, four provisional ballots were erroneously not counted by election officials, on ..read more
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Manning Introduces ‘Protect Students On Campus Act’ after wave of antisemitism
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by Katherine Zehnder
1w ago
On Wednesday, Congresswoman Kathy Manning (D-6th) introduced a legislation that would allow students to file reports with the Department of Education (DOE) if they experience antisemitism in any form on campus due to their heritage or religion. Manning is co-sponsoring the bill with Rep. Lor Chavez-Deremer (R-OR). In January, a Senate companion bill, SB 3580, was introduced by Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and John Fetterman (D-PA). The legislation comes in the wake of the October 7th attacks by Hamas against Israel, and the ensuing war against Hamas in Gaza. Following the e ..read more
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Another NC journalist who covered January 6 Capitol breach faces prosecution
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by Brianna Kraemer
1w ago
North Carolina resident and independent journalist Steve Baker is facing four charges from federal prosecutors targeting him for covering the capitol breach on January 6, 2021. Earlier this month, the FBI arrested Baker for entering the US Capitol more than three years ago. For several years, he anticipated possible prosecution, but nothing ever came. Then, last August, he received a grand jury subpoena for the content he produced on January 6. Four months later, he was told he would have to self-surrender in his hometown of Durham, where he’s lived for 30 years.  After months of silence ..read more
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