Blatantly partisan action by Republican majority court
NEW: In an unprecedented move, the newly Republican-controlled North Carolina Supreme Court grants requests from Republican legislators to rehear two cases that the lawmakers lost last term.https://t.co/UeKEKqEZ0J
— Democracy Docket (@DemocracyDocket) February 4, 2023
BREAKING: North Carolina Supreme Court approves Republican lawmakers' requests to rehear cases from last term involving a photo ID to vote law and the state's congressional & legislative maps. Both the law & maps were previously struck down for violating the state constitution.
— Democracy Docket (@DemocracyDocket) February 3, 2023
#NEW: Gov. Roy Cooper has issued a statement on the NC Supreme Court's decision to rehear the voter ID and redistricting cases. pic.twitter.com/lRYEFWfnRZ
— The Redistrict Network (@RedistrictNet) February 6, 2023
Voter ID laws are often justified by claims that they reduce voter fraud, but the overwhelming evidence has long been clear: voter fraud is virtually nonexistent. https://t.co/ZdWk8LoINh
— Brennan Center (@BrennanCenter) February 3, 2023
Republican justices in the North Carolina Supreme Court threw a wrench in the works on Friday. https://t.co/3mZgeMye1Z
— Slate (@Slate) February 7, 2023
Sad! 