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ProPublica

“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and America

Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well beyond the borders of his state.

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@ZhiZhu@newsie.social replied · 3 months ago

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"North Carolina’s Supreme Court... had outlawed partisan #gerrymandering in the swing state. Over Newby’s vehement dissent...

In January — once two newly elected #Republican justices were sworn in, giving the party a 5-2 majority — #GOP lawmakers quickly filed a petition...

Newby then wrote a majority opinion declaring that #partisan gerrymandering was legal"
https://www.propublica.org/article/paul-newby-north-carolina-supreme-court?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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The traditional ways to undo such a decision would have been for the legislature to pass a new law that made gerrymandering legal or for Republicans to file a lawsuit. But that would’ve taken months or years.

Newby cleared a way to get there sooner, well before the crucial 2024 election.

In January — once two newly elected Republican justices were sworn in, giving the party a 5-2 majority — GOP lawmakers quickly filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to rehear the gerrymandering case. Such do-overs are rare. Since 1993, the court had granted only two out of 214 petitions for rehearings, both to redress narrow errors, not differences in interpreting North Carolina’s constitution. The lawyers who’d won the gerrymandering case were incredulous.

“We were like, they can’t possibly do this,” said Jeff Loperfido, the chief counsel for voting rights at the Southern Coalition for Social Justice. “Can they revisit their opinions when the ink is barely dry?” — Text from article: The traditional ways to undo such a decision would have been for the legislature to pass a new law that made gerrymandering legal or for Republicans to file a lawsuit. But that would’ve taken months or years. Newby cleared a way to get there sooner, well before the crucial 2024 election. In January — once two newly elected Republican justices were sworn in, giving the party a 5-2 majority — GOP lawmakers quickly filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to rehear the gerrymandering case. Such do-overs are rare. Since 1993, the court had granted only two out of 214 petitions for rehearings, both to redress narrow errors, not differences in interpreting North Carolina’s constitution. The lawyers who’d won the gerrymandering case were incredulous. “We were like, they can’t possibly do this,” said Jeff Loperfido, the chief counsel for voting rights at the Southern Coalition for Social Justice. “Can they revisit their opinions when the ink is barely dry?”

ProPublica

“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and America

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Milo Dide

@milo@masto.ai · 3 months ago

It’s time to end the #partisan games #politicians are playing with our #votingrights. Tell #Congress to pass the Redistricting #Reform Act introduced by Rep. John Larson and Sen. Alex Padilla and end gerrymandering now. https://click.actionnetwork.org/ss/c/u001.qUXRBnqZ7T8nxbpAcIVwoUsWLkUMWlo_0JmZttSlm38jvf5GaclcQ7i_R9B-DMhJxpTJE3HIHzGke8tGHrJP6XXa640Zb7hMYvW6bxzrSWNfXYnKBR4cVCJA9k2qV7453KeO3DlJ9yCaZJZ20xf81IN24oTqUiafXyBP2EdMJNizhVpRX34q7YTaHSWnarF9L3W9sY97bvgVVc-YYOdgNALDKhyMBm_EVqSBLiOKe9Iw_awnS-7SvHXxi5SpLy3Jc6NVwp3uo8F1rjea43jvjz73lkVb3ALYqTMlyEwYZwUMnrRkVc71fwYwqzbM0KdQ7z8ZxajJmhEYH6pJylYFwIGecUmnwUnja_-1S43VzhdjeCR2Y4PsiwZpRiU9575eSqZOFmqBZrcfT3kI2wdFgy-5gtvrjpgxo7uSdLGryWSrYAm--F2x_s6ncqphK5c2/4ky/oAig88fiT9qE1WmzHB7UrA/h2/h001.duz_g0siaMlQ-g9L1SZUxb8C2IVesw94zsd61Vipo28

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@Nonilex@masto.ai · 3 months ago

#Trump also defended the #US military’s strikes against what the admin claims are suspected drug smugglers. The tactics have drawn widespread rebuke from experts who have said it is illegal to use the #military to target civilians — including criminal suspects — who are not directly participating in hostilities.

#law #murder #WarPowers #AbuseOfPower #Authoritarianism #Autocracy #Dictatorship #fascism #Tyranny #MafiaState #MilitaryState

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@Nonilex@masto.ai replied · 3 months ago

#Trump has increasingly used speeches to the #military to air his grievances & bolster his accomplishments. Still, the scene was striking: a #US president defending #war & military deployments on US soil, & employing #partisan talking points on the global stage.

#law #Constitution #RightToProtest #AbuseOfPower #Authoritarianism #Autocracy #Dictatorship #fascism #Tyranny #MafiaState #MilitaryState #MartialLaw #PosseComitatusAct

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai · 3 months ago

#Trump Says He Is Prepared to Send ‘More Than the #NationalGuard’ Into US #Cities

In a speech to American #troops assembled in Japan on Tuesday, Trump said he would escalate his orders to active duty branches of the #military if he decides it is appropriate.

#law #immigration #Constitution #FreedomOfAssembly #RightToProtest #CivilRights #AbuseOfPower #Authoritarianism #Autocracy #Dictatorship #fascism #Tyranny #MafiaState #MilitaryState #MartialLaw #PosseComitatusAct
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/us/politics/trump-japan-national-guard-us-cities.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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Trump Says He Is Prepared to Send ‘More Than the National Guard’ Into U.S. Cities

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai replied · 3 months ago

#Trump told #US troops assembled in Japan on Tuesday that he was prepared to send “more than the National Guard” into cities to enforce his crackdowns on crime & #immigration, further escalating how he has talked about using the #military at home & abroad.

Speaking to thousands of military service members aboard an aircraft carrier at the Yokosuka Naval Base in Japan Tuesday, Trump delivered a #partisan speech that resembled his raucous campaign rallies.

#law #MilitaryState #PosseComitatusAct

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