CASE SUMMARY
On January 31, 2024, a former Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court filed a lawsuit alleging North Carolina's enacted congressional and legislative maps violate the "Declaration of Rights" contained in Article I of the North Carolina Constitution. Specifically, the complaint argues that since the Constitution guarantees "frequent" and "free" elections it must also guarantee "fair" elections.
A three-judge panel granted the legislative defendants' motion to dismiss on June 28, 2024.
Plaintiffs noticed their appeal on July 19, 2024, and state Defendants noticed their cross-appeal on August 20, 2024.
Briefing did not begin at the North Carolina Court of Appeals until December 23, 2024.
CASE LIBRARY
Wake County Superior Court - No. 24-CVS-003534-910
- Complaint - 1/31/24
- Legislative Defendants' Motion to Dismiss - 3/6/24
- State Defendants' Answer - 3/12/24
- Legislative Defendants' Motion to Continue Hearing and Extend Briefing Deadline - 4/8/24
- Response to Legislative Defendants' Motion to Continue Hearing and Extend Briefing Deadline - 4/9/24
- Order on Legislative Defendants' Motion to continue Hearing and Extend Briefing Deadline - 4/30/24
- Memorandum in Opposition to Legislative Defendants' Motion to Dismiss - 5/10/24
- Order Granting Legislative Defendants' Motion to Dismiss - 6/28/24
- Notice of Appeal - 7/19/24
- Order - 7/22/24
- Amended Notice of Appeal - 8/12/24
- Legislative Defendants' Notice of Cross-Appeal - 8/20/24
North Carolina Court of Appeals - No. COA 24-1109
- Printed Record on Appeal - 12/23/24
- Joint Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief - 1/14/25
- Order - 1/14/25
- Plaintiff-Appellants' Brief - 2/21/25
- Legislative Defendants Cross-Appellant' Brief - 2/21/25
- Motion to Withdraw Appearance of Counsel Mary Carla Babb - 2/26/25
- Order - 2/27/25
- Brief of Charles Thelen Plambeck, Hon Robin E. Hudson, and Joni L. Walser as Amici Curiae in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellants - 2/28/25
- Motion of [Plambeck, Hudson, and Walser] for Leave to File an Amicus Curiae Brief in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellants - 2/28/25
- Order - 3/4/25
- Joint Motion for Extension of Time to File Appellee Briefs - 3/21/25
- Order - 3/21/25