Page 5 - James Dever News Today

A federal judge has set a Jan. 22 deadline for North Carolina’s legislative leaders and the state elections board to respond to the latest court filings in a dispute targeting the new state Senate election map. That means the judge will issue no decision this week on an injunction blocking the map.

Top legislative leaders are asking a federal Appeals Court not to speed up the timetable for issuing its mandate in a case involving the new state Senate election map. A

Top legislative leaders are asking a federal Appeals Court not to speed up the timetable for issuing its mandate in a case involving the new state Senate election map. A federal judge in Raleigh cannot act in the case without the appellate mandate.

With only two months until the primary, NC’s redistricting plans are facing federal lawsuits — but courts may not reach a decision before elections begin.

A federal judge spent nearly two hours Wednesday raising questions about a legal challenge against North Carolina’s new state Senate map. US District Judge James Dever will decide in the days ahead whether to grant an injunction that blocks at least part of the map from taking effect.

A federal Appeals Court has dismissed an appeal from plaintiffs challenging North Carolina’s new state Senate election map. The decision Tuesday leaves the case with a trial judge in Raleigh.

Plaintiffs challenging North Carolina’s new state Senate map are asking a federal Appeals Court to set a Jan. 15 deadline for a trial court decision about an injunction. That’s if appellate judges choose not to consider the case themselves in the days ahead.

Plaintiffs challenging North Carolina’s new state Senate election map blame the trial judge for delaying the resolution of their lawsuit. They cited the judge’s “unreasonable or inexplicable delay” as they

Plaintiffs challenging North Carolina’s new state Senate election map blame the trial judge for delaying the resolution of their lawsuit. They cited the judge’s “unreasonable or inexplicable delay” as they renewed their plea Friday for a federal Appeals Court to step into the legal dispute.

Top legislative leaders urge a federal Appeals Court to dismiss an appeal from plaintiffs challenging North Carolina’s new state Senate election map. Lawmakers filed a motion Friday, roughly three hours after the plaintiffs blamed a trial judge for delays in the case.