Tag search result for: Pender County vs. Bartlett

NAACP pans court ruling

bkrueger — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:17:00 -0400

The North Carolina NAACP blasted the U.S. Supreme Court today for its interpretation of the federal Voting Rights Act, saying the decision was a “direct blow” to the state’s efforts to heal the “racist wounds of the past.”

The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision issued Monday, found that the Voting Rights Act did not apply to legislative districts that are less than 50 percent minority. As a result, state lawmakers will have to re-fashion districts in the Wilmington area so that Pender County is not split among two districts.

The Voting Rights Act in North Carolina

ryanteaguebeckwith — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 15:02:37 -0400

The N.C. Supreme Court ordered House District 18 be redrawn.

Is a minority of minorities enough?

ryanteaguebeckwith — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:38:25 -0400

Is 40 percent enough to give minority voters a voice?

That was the question before the state Supreme Court in Pender County vs. Bartlett.