From Three judge panel in North Carolina refused to dismiss the statewide redistricting case, North Carolina NAACP v. North Carolina
Three judge panel in North Carolina refused to dismiss the statewide redistricting case, North Carolina NAACP v. North Carolina
RALEIGH — A pair of lawsuits challenging North Carolina’s new Republican-penned boundaries for congressional and legislative seats can move forward, a three-judge panel said Monday.
The Superior Court judges refused to dismiss the lawsuits, and threw out less than half of the 37 claims offered by attorneys for Democratic elected officials, civil rights groups, election-watchdog agencies and voters.
Lawyers for the state and legislative leaders had wanted the lawsuits thrown out. Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/02/07/1835645/redistricting-lawsuits-move-on.html#storylink=cpy
Source: News and Observer
From http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/02/07/1835645/redistricting-lawsuits-move-on.html