With the Voting Rights Act weakened, voters drop their lawsuit over NC Senate districts
Two Black voters challenging two N.C. Senate districts have dismissed their federal lawsuit in light of the U.S. Supreme Court decision that further weakened the Voting Rights Act.
State Rep. Rodney Pierce (D-Halifax) and Moses Matthews were suing Republican legislators over their decision in 2023 to redraw districts in the eastern and northeastern part of the state, saying they diluted Black voting power in violation of the Voting Rights Act. The lawsuit contended that Republican legislators broke up “Black Belt” counties. The new map prevents Black voters from electing candidates of their choice in Senate District 1 and Senate District 2, the lawsuit said.
Pierce and Matthews appealed to the 4th Circuit Court after U.S. District Judge James Dever ruled in legislators’ favor last year.
Dever had earlier denied a request to block the use of the districts in the 2024 election.
https://ncnewsline.com/2026/05/11/with-the-voting-rights-act-weakened-voters-drop-their-lawsuit-over-nc-senate-districts/