Legal Opinion
Stephenson v. Bartlett
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided April 30, 2002No. 94PA02PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAKE, Chief Justice.
The instant action presents a state law question of first impression for this Court. The case arises from a challenge to the state legislative redistricting plans adopted by the General Assembly in November 2001, upon the basis that these plans violate provisions of the North Carolina Constitution (the State Constitution).1
Plaintiffs, citizens and registered voters in North Carolina, filed suit on 13 November 2001 contending that, under Article II, Sections 3(3) and 5(3) of the State Constitution, collectively referred to as the “Whole-County Provisions” (the WCP), the…
2Cases cited69 opinions
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