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April 14, 2021

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Opinion

HILL: Destroying the fabric of democracy

November 13, 2019 Frank Hill

When Mrs. Powel asked Benjamin Franklin at the end of the Constitutional Convention at Philadelphia in 1787 what sort of government they had created, he replied: “A republic, if you can keep it.”  A “democratic republic” he meant. […]

Opinion

BLAHOUS: Gerrymandering reform shouldn’t be about politics 

June 26, 2019 Charles Blahous

The U.S. Supreme Court is considering two cases pertaining to gerrymandering, and its rulings are eagerly awaited by those concerned about the practice. Many commentators take it as axiomatic that gerrymandering is an ongoing scandal, but how problematic is it? The case is not as straightforward as it may first […]

Opinion

MATTHEWS: NC Democrats Acknowledge Existence of Liberal Judicial Activism

March 6, 2019 Stacey Matthews

The ruling was stunning. On February 22nd, Wake County Superior Court Judge Bryan Collins struck down two amendments that were approved by North Carolina voters back in November: Capping the income tax rate, and voter […]

Article

U.S. Supreme Court throws out lower ruling against NC Republican election maps

June 27, 2018 Donna King

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court threw out a lower court’s ruling that North Carolina Republican lawmakers drew congressional district boundaries to ensure lopsided electoral victories for their party against rival Democrats. The justices […]

Opinion

HILL: NCGOP did not invent gerrymandering in 2011

October 11, 2017 Frank Hill

The Supreme Court heard arguments last week about a redistricting case in Wisconsin that some believe was “too extreme” when it came drawing state legislative maps purely for partisan political purposes. What is “too extreme?” […]

News

U.S. Supreme Court justices divided in major voting rights case

October 3, 2017 Donna King

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Supreme Court justices expressed distaste on Tuesday toward the long-standing U.S. political practice of drawing electoral maps simply to entrench one party in power but appeared deeply divided over whether to do […]

News

Redistricting picks up pace under new court mandated deadline

August 9, 2017 Jeff Moore

RALEIGH — The joint redistricting committee convened for the second time Friday, after having received further instruction from courts in the form of a Sept. 1 deadline for new legislative maps. With the hastened schedule, committee […]

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