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A court ruling will force N.C. lawmakers to redraw state House and Senate election maps for 2020. Regardless of how that process plays out, the state will need another set of new maps in 2021.
Published: Wednesday, September 11th, 2019 @ 9:05 am
By: Carolina Journal
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It may be weeks — perhaps months — before a three-judge panel issues a ruling on whether lawmakers drew N.C. voting districts legally, or whether the legislative districts are partisan gerrymanders.
Published: Saturday, August 3rd, 2019 @ 12:22 am
By: Carolina Journal
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After slogging through a mass of statistical data and redistricting jargon, day three of Common Cause v. Lewis brought the court back to the fundamental questions: the constitutionality of Republicans’ gerrymandered maps and the legal implications of the controversial Hofeller files.
Published: Thursday, July 18th, 2019 @ 2:33 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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With Vice President Mike Pence casting a tiebreaking vote, Raleigh attorney Thomas Farr's nomination to become a federal judge in North Carolina now moves forward for a full U.S. Senate confirmation
Published: Thursday, November 29th, 2018 @ 2:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In early December 2017, as Congress was debating changes to the nation's tax code, U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-California) gave one of the more hyperbolic quotes of the year
Published: Wednesday, March 28th, 2018 @ 3:30 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee voted 11-10 today to approve the nomination of Raleigh attorney Thomas Farr as a federal judge for North Carolina
Published: Friday, January 19th, 2018 @ 5:53 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Raleigh attorney Thomas Farr will get his fourth opportunity to serve in eastern North Carolina's federal District Court
Published: Saturday, January 6th, 2018 @ 2:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Veteran Raleigh attorney Thomas Farr must wait until 2018 to see if he remains a candidate for the U.S. District Court opening he was chosen to fill in July
Published: Tuesday, December 26th, 2017 @ 2:20 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Richard Burr (R-NC) applauded the Senate Judiciary Committee for advancing the nomination of Thomas Farr as District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina
Published: Friday, October 20th, 2017 @ 12:27 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Republican legislators have generated criticism for ignoring voters' race when drawing North Carolina's latest congressional and legislative election maps
Published: Thursday, October 19th, 2017 @ 2:00 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, at the recommendation of North Carolina Senators Thom Tillis and Richard Burr, President Trump announced his intention to nominate Thomas Farr to fill the United States District Court vacancy for the Eastern District of North Carolina
Published: Friday, July 14th, 2017 @ 10:23 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Who represents the people of North Carolina: the governor or the General Assembly
Published: Friday, March 24th, 2017 @ 2:32 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A mere 22 days before the start of early voting and with 4 million voter guides in the mail to North Carolina residents, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday ruled that the state cannot enforce...
Published: Saturday, October 4th, 2014 @ 1:57 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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