Judges Skeptical About North Carolina ID Law
Members of a three-judge federal appeals court panel are expressing skepticism that North Carolina's Republican-led legislature's changes to voting laws do not discriminate against minorities.
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held a hearing Tuesday about an April trial court ruling that upheld a 2013 voter ID law and exceptions approved later.
One judge says the timing of the Republicans' actions "looks pretty bad." Another asked pointed questions about why the GOP excluded public assistance IDs from the list of acceptable forms of identification.
Hillary Clinton Visiting Raleigh For Campaign Rally
Hillary Clinton is coming to North Carolina in her bid to capture the state's electoral votes for a Democrat for just the second time since 1976.
The presumptive Democratic nominee for president scheduled a rally Wednesday afternoon at an exposition center at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds in Raleigh. The former secretary of state and first lady last visited North Carolina the day before the state's March 15 presidential primary.
Funding Threatened For Cities Ignoring State Immigration Law
The North Carolina General Assembly is attempting to rein in local governments with threats to withdraw school and roads funding if they do not comply with state immigration laws.
A Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday passed a bill to create penalties for local governments that accept identification cards from nonprofit organizations to determine a person's identity or residency.
Appeals Court Dismisses Watauga Early-Vote Case As Moot
A North Carolina appeals court says there's no need to keep litigating a trial court order that an early-voting site be kept on the Appalachian State University campus for the 2014 election.
But a dissenting opinion by one of the three judges on Tuesday's ruling means the state Supreme Court will review the decision if requested. The other two judges agreed the matter was moot because the election is over.
The State Board of Elections voted to leave out a long-standing site on the Boone campus from Watauga County's early-voting plan. Local registered voters — including students — challenged the decision, saying it burdened young voters. A trial court judge agreed.
Rally Scheduled To Oppose LGBT Law, Honor Orlando
A coalition of LGBT advocacy groups pushing for the repeal of North Carolina's law preventing local governments from passing anti-discrimination protections is gathering for another show of opposition against Republican lawmakers.
The Human Rights Campaign, Equality NC and TurnOUT! NC scheduled a "rally against hate" late Wednesday between the Legislative Building and the old Capitol building where Gov. Pat McCrory keeps his office.
The Forward Together movement led by the state chapter of the NAACP held a similar vigil "against hate and discrimination" Monday.
Groups Want Court To End Capture, Killing Of Red Wolves
Three conservation groups have asked a federal court to halt the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service practice of capturing and killing red wolves in eastern North Carolina, and to end the authorization of landowners to do the same thing.
The request was filed in U.S. District Court on behalf of the groups, which were represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center.
Federal officials have been studying the recovery program with an eye toward making changes or possibly ending it. SELC senior attorney Sierra Weaver said the groups worry that there won't be a population left if the captures and killings continue.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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