LOD: Political Tug of War
The American Prospect magazine features a collection of articles about the South’s changing political dynamics. Bob Moser, once with the NC Indy and now AP’s editor, writes the lead essay about the...
View ArticleLOD: Supremely Disappointing
Here’s the National Journal’s real world analysis of what today’s US Supreme Court decision means regarding the Voting Rights Act – plus one pro-Court overview and a video report from WRAL-TV. The...
View ArticleLOD: The VRA’s Economic Benefits
The day after the Supreme Court’s disappointing decision on the Voting Rights Act, Portside.org posted an article documenting the less talked-about economic benefits of the VRA. In addition to an...
View ArticleLOD: Decline of Civilization
On the same day that the New York Times posted its widely circulating, must-read editorial about the demise of North Carolina as “a beacon of farsightedness in the South,” a more thoughtful column by...
View ArticleLOD: Inside the Monster Bill
Gov. Pat McCrory is expected to sign the monster anti-voting bill any day now. H-589 began in the state House as a photo ID bill but in the final days of the session, the state Senate rolled out a...
View ArticleLOD: Bring in the Feds
The US Department of Justice last month decided to challenge anti-voting laws in Texas. Here’s a petition to sign to encourage US-DOJ to take action in North Carolina, too! North Carolina’s new...
View ArticleLOD: Rachel Live from Eliz City
The Rachel Maddow Show devoted its entire show to the unfolding scandal of Republican efforts to purge student voters from participating in North Carolina elections. The link may begin the show in its...
View ArticleLOD: Newby’s New Challenge
On Friday, Democracy North Carolina, the NAACP and other groups challenging the 2011 redistricting plans filed a new motion with the NC Supreme Court to have Justice Paul Newby removed from hearing...
View ArticleLOD: Battleground State
In his PBS broadcast last week, Bill Moyers showcased North Carolina as a battleground between the politics of greed symbolized by Art Pope and the vision of a moral society strengthened by our mutual...
View ArticleLOD: Good Data on Bad Law
Click here for a one-page briefing, loaded with data, about the damaging and discriminatory changes to North Carolina’s election rules, prepared by Democracy NC for a press briefing held by the NC NAACP.
View ArticleData Highlight: US Supreme Court Rejects Aggressive Segregation
In March, the US Supreme Court ruled that maps drawn by Alabama lawmakers distorted the requirements of the Voting Rights Act by packing African Americans into a small number of districts. Today, the...
View ArticleFederal Court Strikes Down Gerrymandered Districts
Late Friday Federal Court Ruling Strikes Down Gerrymandered Districts Late Friday, three federal appellate judges threw out congressional voting maps the Republican-led General Assembly drew five years...
View ArticleNew Maps, New Info: 2016 Redistricting FAQs
Download Democracy North Carolina’s Latest 2016 Redistricting FAQs >> BACKGROUND Three Legal Challenges: A special three-judge panel recently ruled that the maps drawn for NC Congressional...
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