With the Voting Rights Act weakened, voters drop their lawsuit over NC Senate districts

By: Lynn Bonner

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: May 11, 2026

Words: 274

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Two Black voters challenging two N.C. Senate districts have dismissed their federal lawsuit in light of the U.S. Supreme Court decision that further weakened the Voting Rights Act.

State Rep. Rodney Pierce (D-Halifax) and Moses Matthews were suing Republican legislators over their decision in 2023 to redraw districts in the eastern and northeastern part of the state, saying they diluted Black voting power in violation of the Voting Rights Act. The lawsuit contended that …

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