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What would happen if, just before the tip-off to a basketball game, the referees announced that they were awarding one of the teams a 15-point lead at the beginning of the game?
Published: Sunday, March 24th, 2024 @ 6:14 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Legislators disagreed during North Carolina’s recent round of redistricting on whether the General Assembly had to conduct a racially polarized voting analysis.
Published: Thursday, March 21st, 2024 @ 10:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Both proposed maps favor Republicans.
Published: Saturday, March 16th, 2024 @ 1:35 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The fall season in North Carolina brings with it the promise of not just colorful leaves on trees but a pivotal shift in redistricting.
Published: Sunday, March 3rd, 2024 @ 8:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina General Assembly is expected to have its new legislative and congressional maps ready this week.
Published: Wednesday, February 28th, 2024 @ 10:28 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Here’s my parting message for the year: “23 skidoo.” Readers “of a certain age,” know this early 20th century slang expression.
Published: Wednesday, February 21st, 2024 @ 5:19 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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8th Circuit ruling on Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act could have profound impact on redistrictingCase sets up an appeal to the SCOTUS
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The new redistricted congressional and legislative maps passed by our legislature are not surprising to those who have followed this hyper partisan General Assembly.
Published: Thursday, November 16th, 2023 @ 1:50 am
By: Tom Campbell
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GOP did well in spite of being outspent
Published: Wednesday, November 8th, 2023 @ 5:15 pm
By: John Steed
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will we see a primary? We SHOULD. Berger needs to GO
Published: Monday, August 14th, 2023 @ 5:33 pm
By: John Steed
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Alabama’s congressional map was a racial gerrymander
Published: Wednesday, July 26th, 2023 @ 12:32 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina Supreme Court correctly decided that partisan gerrymandering claims are “nonjusticiable, political questions”
Published: Saturday, June 3rd, 2023 @ 12:27 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The three decisions could mark a slowdown in election lawsuits
Published: Tuesday, May 30th, 2023 @ 12:20 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The difference between Republican governance and Democrat tax and spend
Published: Monday, May 15th, 2023 @ 8:09 am
By: Beaufort Observer Editorial Team
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One of the two Tennessee State Representatives ousted for participating in the storming of the Tennessee State House has been re-appointed to his seat.
Published: Wednesday, May 10th, 2023 @ 8:44 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Majority Ruling Could Lead New State Senate and House Maps
Published: Saturday, January 7th, 2023 @ 2:04 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with Wisconsin Republicans challenging “redistricting” efforts from Democrats in the state, throwing out legislative maps drawn by Democratic Governor Tony Evers and adopted by its highest court, The Washington Post reported.
Published: Monday, December 26th, 2022 @ 4:35 pm
By: Daily Wire
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WRAL recently came out with an editorial on Moore v. Harper, a United States Supreme Court case on who gets to draw North Carolina’s congressional districts.
Published: Saturday, December 24th, 2022 @ 4:11 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Those Races That Trended Away from Their Partisan Leanings Were Mostly Predictable
Published: Sunday, December 18th, 2022 @ 4:50 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Contrary to Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s contention, the U.S. Constitution and the Voting Rights Act protect the voting rights of people of all races
Published: Friday, November 18th, 2022 @ 12:12 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In Moore v. Harper, the Supreme Court can clarify what role state courts may take in the redistricting process
Published: Friday, November 11th, 2022 @ 9:02 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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on both state and federal level
Published: Saturday, November 5th, 2022 @ 9:52 am
By: John Steed
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced its endorsement Wednesday afternoon of North Carolina’s Ted Budd for U.S. Senate.
Published: Saturday, October 22nd, 2022 @ 10:30 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A state Supreme Court law clerk is taking a leave of absence while he runs for a seat in the N.C. House of Representatives.
Published: Saturday, October 8th, 2022 @ 1:39 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. legislative leaders raise concerns about a Democratic state Supreme Court law clerk who's running for a state House seat.
Published: Saturday, October 8th, 2022 @ 12:48 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled Friday that a constitutional amendment implementing voter ID requirements may be invalid because the legislature that passed it was racially gerrymandered.
Published: Wednesday, August 31st, 2022 @ 9:29 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The North Carolina Supreme Court has opened Pandora’s box with their 4-3 decision on Voter ID. In Greek mythology Pandora’s curiosity led her to open a container entrusted to her husband, unleashing what we today call “a can of worms.”
Published: Thursday, August 25th, 2022 @ 8:46 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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“Republicans will need to win two of the five lean Democratic districts to retake a supermajority in the Senate, and eight of 13 lean Democratic districts in the House,” said Jim Stirling.
Published: Friday, June 3rd, 2022 @ 9:26 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The term “Gerrymandering” refers to the act of manipulating the boundaries of voting districts to achieve some political advantage.
Published: Wednesday, April 6th, 2022 @ 1:22 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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Different methods and different data can lead to very different results
Published: Monday, March 28th, 2022 @ 11:52 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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With the dust finally settled on the latest (but certainly not last) round of North Carolina’s redistricting wars, we can take stock of how those districts could perform in the next election.
Published: Sunday, March 27th, 2022 @ 9:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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As of Friday, March 4, all legislative districts and candidates are set for this year’s state legislative races.
Published: Friday, March 18th, 2022 @ 2:37 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The John Locke Foundation releases an updated Civitas Partisan Index on court-ordered legislative maps
Published: Thursday, March 10th, 2022 @ 9:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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