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League of Women Voters of North Carolina, et al. v. North Carolina - Supreme Court Order
Document Date:
October 8, 2014
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ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of North Carolina
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League of Women Voters of North Carolina, et al. v. North Carolina
The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û, the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of North Carolina Legal Foundation, and the Southern Coalition for Social Justice filed a lawsuit challenging North Carolina's voter suppression law the very day it was signed by Gov. Pat McCrory in August 2013. The suit targets provisions of the law that eliminate a week of early voting, end same-day registration, and prohibit "out-of-precinct" voting. It seeks to stop North Carolina from applying these provisions, arguing that they unduly burden the right to vote and discriminate against African-American voters, in violation of the U.S. Constitution's equal protection clause and Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.Status: Closed (Judgment)