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NC Republicans want Supreme Court opinions that went against them tossed

“Self-serving politicians are desperately trying to undermine the state Supreme Court’s landmark ruling against discriminatory gerrymandering. Partisan legislators want to claw power away from the people of North Carolina and go back to illegally manipulating our voting districts,” said Bob Phillips, executive director of Common Cause North Carolina.

Meet the Cary woman behind the Supreme Court case Moore v. Harper

A Cary woman volunteered to be one of the plaintiffs in two redistricting cases in state court. She never expected one to become a national issue - but that's what happened when the US Supreme Court accepted an appeal from Republican state lawmakers.

Moore v. Harper: What is it, what’s happening now and why is it important?

Moore v. Harper, being argued in the country’s highest court, challenges the N.C. Supreme Court’s power to override congressional maps drawn by the state legislature.

Judges Skeptical Of Elections Case That Could Alter Voting

The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed skeptical of making a broad ruling that would leave state legislatures virtually unchecked in making rules for congressional and presidential elections.

As US Supreme Court mulls elections case, Greensboro and a nation waits

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday was asked to make a ruling that would leave state legislatures virtually unchecked in how they make rules for congressional and presidential elections. At the same time, advocates gathered at City Hall in Greensboro to say they want those checks to remain in place.

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