Learn more about the lawsuits shaping voting rights, redistricting and elections by exploring Democracy Docket’s comprehensive database of cases. Click on any case to find a brief summary of the lawsuit and all relevant filings in the “case documents” section.
Cooper v. Berger
Lawsuit filed on behalf of Gov. Roy Cooper (D) against President Pro Tempore of the North Carolina Senate Phillip Berger (R), House Speaker Timothy Moore (R) and North Carolina challenging two power grab laws, Senate Bill 749 and Senate Bill 382.
Deas v. North Carolina State Board of Elections
Lawsuit filed by Republicans challenging the North Carolina State Board of Election’s extension of the absentee ballot return deadline for the upcoming November election and its enforcement of regulations on partisan at-large election observers.
North Carolina League of Conservation Voters v. Hall
Lawsuit filed on behalf of the North Carolina League of Conservation Voters (NCLCV) and a group of voters against the state’s new legislative and congressional maps drawn with 2020 census data.
Moore v. Harper
Lawsuit decided by the U.S. Supreme Court regarding whether the North Carolina Supreme Court violated the Elections Clause of the U.S. Constitution when it reviewed and struck down the state’s congressional map drawn by the Legislature for violating the North Carolina Constitution.
Community Success Initiative v. Moore
Lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s felony disenfranchisement law.
Holmes v. Moore
Lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s strict photo ID law S.B. 824.
North Carolina Democratic Party v. North Carolina
Democratic lawsuit challenging a North Carolina law that limits early voting locations.
Disability Rights North Carolina v. North Carolina State Board of Elections
Lawsuit filed in federal court by Disability Rights North Carolina challenging North Carolina state laws that limit assistance available to voters with disabilities who require aid in obtaining and filling out absentee ballots.
North Carolina NAACP v. Berger
Lawsuit challenging the North Carolina Legislature’s map-drawing process for new state House and Senate maps following the release of 2020 census data.
Harper v. Lewis
Lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s congressional map as a partisan gerrymander.