Tag Archives: Redistricting

Welcome to the Court Run Banana Republic of NC

Posted on January 11, 2018 by A.P. Dillon

Yesterday a three-judge panel ruled in favor of the plaintiffs in the case of Common Cause v Rucho involving North Carolina’s redistricting maps.  Welcome to the court run banana republic of North Carolina. Continue reading →

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Special Master Persily Produces Plan, Maps for NC Redistricting

Posted on December 5, 2017 by A.P. Dillon

This article first appeared at American Lens on December 5, 2017.
This article and related previous articles are being republished here as the redistricting legal battles in NC continue.
Nathan Persily, the Special Master forced on North Carolina by a three-judge panel in the ongoing Covington v. North Carolina case over redistricting, has produced a “plan” and changes to the maps already drawn in August by elected NC legislators. Continue reading →

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Russian Dossier Firm Linked to NC’s Cooper, Redistricting, Voter ID

Posted on November 1, 2017 by A.P. Dillon

Before he facilitated payment for a Russian Dossier to Fusion GPS, Hillary Clinton’s former campaign lawyer, Marc Elias, was Roy Cooper’s lawyer during the 2016 election. Continue reading →

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Special Master Imposed by Court on NC Redistricting

Posted on October 31, 2017 by A.P. Dillon

*This article first appeared at American Lens on October 31, 2017*

Last week a three-judge panel ordered that they would acquiesce to plaintiff requests in the ongoing Covington v. North Carolina case for a Special Master to be assigned to oversee the state’s legislative redistricting process.
The order was delivered by U.S. Middle District Court Judge Catherine Eagles. Continue reading →

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Eric Holder Came to Town – Dems Ready to do Obama’s Bidding

Posted on July 17, 2017 by A.P. Dillon

Eric Holder came to Raleigh this weekend to pump-up Democrats and join Roy Cooper to raise money for the 2018-2020 elections at the annual Unity Dinner.

Unity? Nope, more like divide and conquer. Continue reading →

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NC Redistricting Cmte Chosen, NDRC Poised To Attack

Posted on July 11, 2017 by A.P. Dillon

At the end of June, the North Carolina General Assembly announced the names of legislators to be involved in the redistricting process for the state. Continue reading →

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