On November 4, 2021, the North Carolina Legislature passed new redistricting maps for its congressional elections. Moore v. Harper at 18a. Twelve days later, Plaintiffs North Carolina League of Conservation Voters and several North Carolina Citizens (“...
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North Carolina’s congressional redistricting takes place every ten years in a process overseen by both chambers of the state’s General Assembly. Common Cause v. Rucho, 279 F. Supp. 3d 587, 599 (M.D.N.C. 2018). In 2010, North Carolina voters elected...
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Since the United States recognized the state of Israel in 1948, the executive branch has remained neutral on whether Jerusalem is part of Israel. See Zivotofsky v. Secretary of State, 571 F.3d 1227, 1228 (D.C. Cir. 2009). In accordance with the...