North Carolina Republicans Ditch Declarations in Election Suit

July 28, 2020, 5:45 PM UTC

A pair of North Carolina state legislators defending the state’s election rules during the coronavirus pandemic have convinced a federal judge to strike a set of declarations as filed too late in the preliminary injunction briefing process.

Democracy North Carolina and the League of Women Voters of North Carolina waited until their reply brief in support of their request for injunctive relief to file two new factual declarations and an expert opinion with the court, Judge William L. Osteen Jr. said Monday for the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.

The plaintiffs delayed the litigation by ...

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