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North Carolina judges are deciding whether a redistricting lawsuit claiming a state constitutional right to "fair" elections can go to trial.

Orr, legislative lawyer square off in ‘fair elections’ lawsuit

North Carolina attorney Thomas Farr, known for his work with redistricting and election law, has died at 69 years old. He was nominated four times to a U.S. District Court judgeship.

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Farr had been involved in North Carolina politics starting with the 1984 campaign for U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms and up until the present day, helping Republican leaders craft legal strategies -- and defending many of their most controversial new laws in court.

Thomas Farr, a longtime North Carolina redistricting and election law attorney who regularly defended Republican interests but whose 2018 federal judgeship nomination was scuttled by two GOP senators, has died, a legal colleague said Tuesday. Farr died on Monday following a series of heart problems, according to Phil Strach, a fellow election law attorney who said he had spoken to Farr's family about his death. Strach declined to say where Farr died.

RALEIGH (AP) — Thomas Farr, a longtime North Carolina redistricting and election law attorney who regularly defended Republican interests but whose 2018 federal judgeship nomination was scuttled by two GOP

A major player in the litigation over North Carolina's district maps and fierce defender of North Carolina's constitutional amendment for Voter ID, Farr was twice nominated to be a federal judge by former president Donald Trump, and twice by former president George W. Bush.

North Carolina redistricting attorney who fell short in federal confirmation fight dies at 69

A federal Appeals Court has decided not to grant an injunction in a lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s new state Senate election map. The decision announced Thursday means the state is unlikely to face any changes to the remaining 2024 electoral calendar.