North Carolina Court of Appeals rejects ‘fair elections’ lawsuit

By: Brandon Kingdollar

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: May 21, 2026

Words: 614

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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The North Carolina Court of Appeals dismissed a lawsuit brought by 11 voters challenging partisan gerrymandering in the state, upholding a lower court decision that the objections to the maps raised “non-justiciable political questions.”

Represented by former Republican state Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr, the voters challenged the constitutionality of the 2024 state and federal legislative districts drawn by the General Assembly in 2023 to heavily favor Republicans. They made the case that North …

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