Major Pending Election Cases

Filing Date:

November 20, 2019

Status:

resolved

State:

North Carolina

Topics:

Equal Protections Clause, Felon Voting Rights

Most Recent Court:

North Carolina Supreme Court (No. 331PA21)

Issue(s):

Lawsuit challenging North Caronia law that disenfranchises individuals who are on probation or parole following felony convictions. Plaintiffs claim the law violates the Free Elections Clause, the Equal Protections Clause and the Freedom of Speech and Assembly Clauses in the North Carolina Constitution.

Trial Court Documents

Complaint (11/20/19)
Amended Complaint (12/3/19)
Order Granting a Preliminary Injunction (9/4/20)
Order Granting in Part Plaintiffs' Motion of Summary Judgment (9/4/20)
Order Amending Preliminary Injunction (8/27/21)
Final Judgment and Order (3/28/22)
Legislative Defendants' Notice of Appeal (3/30/22)
Legislative Defendants' Emergency Motion for Stay Pending Appeal (3/30/22)

North Carolina Supreme Court Documents

Plaintiffs' Opposition to Petition (8/21/21)
Legislative Defendants' Petition for Writ of Supersedeas, Petition for Writ of Certiorari, and Motion for Temporary Stay (9/3/21)
Legislative Defendants' Reply in Support of Petition (9/3/21)
Order Staying Amended Preliminary Injunction (9/3/21)
Legislative Defendants' Petition for Writ of Supersedeas and Motion for Temporary Stay (4/1/22)
Order Granting Temporary Stay (4/5/22)
State Defendants' Response to Petition for Writ of Supersedeas (4/6/22)
Plaintiffs' Opposition to Writ for Supersedeas (4/13/22)
Order Staying Trial Court's Order through July 26, 2022 (4/26/22)
Legislative Defendants' Motion for Rehearing En Banc (4/28/22)
Order (9/10/21)
Plaintiffs' Petition for Discretionary Review (4/4/22)
State Defendants' Response to Petition for Discretionary Review (4/13/22)
Legislative Defendants' Response to Petition for Discretionary Review (4/18/22)
Order Granting Petition for Discretionary Review (5/4/22)
Legislative Defendants' Opening Brief (7/18/22)
Plaintiffs' Brief (8/17/22)
CATO Institute's Amicus Brief (8/17/22)
Institute for Innovation in Prosecution at John Jay College's Amicus Brief (8/17/22)
Sentencing Project et al.'s Amicus Brief (8/17/22)
District of Columbia et al.'s Amicus Brief (8/17/22)
NC Justice Center et al.'s Amicus Brief (8/17/22)
Legislative Defendants' Reply Brief (9/9/22)
Legislative Defendants' Reply to Amicus Briefs (9/19/22)
Opinion (4/28/23)

CSI v. Moore

Trial Court Documents

North Carolina Supreme Court Documents