Greensboro Redistricting On Hold
A federal judge has granted a permanent injunction against a new state law that redistricts the Greensboro City Council. That means it won't go into effect this election year.
Judge Catherine Eagles heard testimony for about two and a half hours Thursday. Attorneys representing the city and several residents say the law in unconstitutional. Mayor Nancy Vaughan argues it's also discriminatory.
The ruling will allow the city to maintain the current council structure and district lines for the 2015 election, until a trial is held and an official decision is made.
NC Court Upholds Taxpayer-Funded Grants For Private Schools
A divided state Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a Republican-backed program that spends taxpayer money on tuition for students at private and religious schools.
The 4-3 decision issued Thursday split North Carolina's highest court along party lines, reversing a lower court ruling declaring the state's Opportunity Scholarships unconstitutional.
Expert Testifies Voter Fraud Is Rare
An expert has testified that North Carolina had only two cases of verified voter fraud between 2000 and 2014 among the 35 million votes cast in all its elections.
The Winston-Salem Journal reports that Rutgers political science professor Lorraine Minnite testified Thursday in the federal trial on North Carolina's 2013 election law changes.
Minnite testified voter fraud is rare both nationally and in North Carolina.
Controversial North Carolina Monuments Bill Becomes Law
The North Carolina legislature will have the ultimate say over public "objects of remembrance," including Confederate memorials, under a new law signed by the governor.
Gov. Pat McCrory announced Thursday evening that he signed a controversial historical monuments bill that had passed the House earlier in the week. The bill's opponents, mainly Democrats, argued it would protect an unknown number of Confederate memorials in the state.
Judge Known For Education Ruling Retiring
Wake County Superior Court Judge Howard E. Manning Jr. will retire at the end of this month, but will still handle some cases.
The News & Observer reports that Manning has reached the state's mandatory retirement age for judges of 72 and will step down from the bench July 31.
Manning is well-known for monitoring state actions aimed at providing equal education opportunities, as ordered by the state Supreme Court.
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