Legal Opinion
Covington v. North Carolina
District Court, M.D. North Carolina
Decided September 19, 2017No. 1:15CV399PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Circuit Judge James A. Wynn, Jr.,
wrote the opinion,
in which District Judge Thomas D. Schroeder and District Judge Catherine C. Eagles joined:
Over two years ago, in May 2015, thirty-one registered North Carolina voters (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed this action alleging that the North Carolina General Assembly unjustifiably, and therefore unconstitutionally, relied on race to draw dozens of state legislative district lines. Following a five-day trial, during which the Court received testimony from two dozen witnesses and reviewed more than 400 exhibits, Plaintiffs…
2Cases cited48 opinions
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3Cited by11 opinions
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