North Carolina Four Pillars Intervention (RNC)
Wise v. North Carolina State Board of Elections
Trump lawsuit challenging North Carolina procedures for delivering, processing and curing absentee ballots.
Court Cases
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.
North Carolina Absentee Ballot Challenges
Arnett v. North Carolina State Board of Elections
Lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s processing of mail-in ballots and the timing of casting absentee ballot voting.
North Carolina Legislative Partisan Gerrymandering
Common Cause v. Lewis
Lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s legislative maps as partisan gerrymanders.
North Carolina Partisan Gerrymandering (SCOTUS)
Rucho v. Common Cause
Lawsuit in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that partisan gerrymandering claims are nonjusticiable because they are “political questions beyond the reach of the federal courts.”
North Carolina Election Contest
In re Investigation of Election Irregularities Affecting Counties within the 9th Congressional District
Matter before the North Carolina Board of Elections about the Republican candidate for the 9th Congressional District’s campaign in 2018.
North Carolina Racial Gerrymandering (SCOTUS)
Cooper v. Harris
Lawsuit challenging two North Carolina congressional districts for being racial gerrymanders.
North Carolina Voter Suppression Law
North Carolina NAACP v. McCrory
Consolidated lawsuit filed on behalf of various voting and civil rights organizations, voters and the U.S. Department of Justice challenging provisions of North Carolina’s voter suppression law, House Bill 589.
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