Democracy Wins as Court Rules Against Gerrymandering in North Carolina

The historic ruling marks the first time a federal court has struck down a redistricting plan for partisan gerrymandering.

Jake Johnson
Por Jake Johnson
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In a ruling hailed as a major and historic "victory for democracy," a federal court on Tuesday deemed North Carolina's 2016 congressional map unconstitutional on the grounds that it was drawn to discriminate against Democratic voters—marking the first time a federal court has struck down a redistricting plan for partisan gerrymandering. Every

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New Lawsuit Challenges Efforts To Stamp Out African-American Vote In NC

North Carolina is ‘ground zero in the intentional, surgical efforts by Republicans to suppress the voice of voters’

Andrea Germanos
Por Andrea Germanos
President Barack Obama casts his ballot during early voting at the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center in Chicago, Ill., Oct. 25, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

With just over a week to go before Election Day, the North Carolina NAACP on Monday filed a lawsuit to stop what it describes as a Republican-led effort to snuff out the African-American vote. "This is our Selma and we will not back down and allow this suppression to continue," said Rev. William Barber II, president of the

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North Carolina GOP Headquarters Firebombed

In an act one official has called «political terrorism,» the offices of the Republican Party in Orange County, North Carolina have come under attack, according to the Charlotte Observer.

Sputnik News
Por Sputnik News
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In an act one official has called "political terrorism," the offices of the Republican Party in Orange County, North Carolina have come under attack, according to the Charlotte Observer. Police say the words "Nazi Republicans get out of town, or else!" were also spray-painted on a nearby

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North Carolina Police Will Soon Be Able To Block Release Of Camera Footage

A new North Carolina law will make it harder for the public to acquire police dash cam and body camera footage.

Derrick Broze
Por Derrick Broze
A Police body camera is displayed at a news conference

North Carolina has been the scene of recent riots and protests as the public calls for accountability in the police shooting of Keith LaMont Scott. After initially fighting the release of body camera footage, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney reluctantly allowed the public to see the shooting with their own eyes. Beginning October 1,

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North Carolina Declares State Of Emergency As Anger Grows Over Latest Police Shootings

Police in riot gear marched through downtown Charlotte, shooting tear gas at people.

Associated Press
Por Associated Press
Police fire tear gas as protestors converge downtown following Tuesday's police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Authorities in Charlotte tried to quell public anger Wednesday after a police officer shot a black man, but a dusk prayer vigil turned into a second night of violence, with police firing tear gas at angry protesters and a man being critically wounded by gunfire. North Carolina's governor declared a state of emergency in the

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Protesters Clash With Riot Police Following Fatal Police Shooting In Charlotte, NC

The fatal police shooting in Charlotte came only a few days after police in Tulsa, Oklahoma, shot and killed an unarmed black man

Nika Knight
Por Nika Knight
Police stand in formation in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016. Authorities used tear gas to disperse protesters in an overnight demonstration that broke out Tuesday after Keith Lamont Scott was fatally shot by an officer at an apartment complex.

Protests erupted late Tuesday in Charlotte, North Carolina after police officer fatally shot a black man while attempting to serve a warrant on a separate individual. The demonstrators clashed with police in riot gear, several people were injured, and five protesters were ultimately arrested, the New York Times reports. The Los Angeles Times

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