Case Law N.C. State Conference of the NAACP v. McCrory

N.C. State Conference of the NAACP v. McCrory

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831 F.3d 204

North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP; Rosanell Eaton; Emmanuel Baptist Church; Bethel A. Baptist Church ; Covenant Presbyterian Church; Barbee's Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, Inc.; Armenta Eaton; Carolyn Coleman; Jocelyn Ferguson–Kelly; Faith Jackson; Mary Perry, Maria Teresa Unger Palmer, Plaintiffs–Appellants,

and

John Doe 1; Jane Doe 1; John Doe 2; Jane Doe 2; John Doe 3; Jane Doe 3; New Oxley Hill Baptist Church; Clinton Tabernacle Ame Zion Church ; Baheeyah Madany, Plaintiffs,

v.Patrick L. McCrory, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of North Carolina; Kim Westbrook Strach, in her official capacity as a member of the State Board of Elections ; Joshua B. Howard, in his official capacity as a member of the State Board of Elections ; Rhonda K. Amoroso, in her official capacity as a member of the State Board of Elections ; Joshua D. Malcolm, in his official capacity as a member of the State Board of Elections ; Paul J. Foley, in his official capacity as a member of the State Board of Elections ; Maja Kricker, in her official capacity as a member of the State Board of Elections ; James Baker, in his official capacity as a member of the North Carolina State Board of Elections, Defendants–Appellees.

Constitutional Accountability Center ; Stacey Stitt; Maria Diaz ; Robert Gundrum; Misty Taylor ; Service Employees International Union; Democracy North Carolina; UNC Center for Civil Rights; Pearlein Revels; Louise Mitchell ; Eric Locklear ; Anita Hammonds Blanks, Amici Supporting Appellants,

Judicial Watch, Incorporated; Allied Educational Foundation; Thom Tillis; Lindsey Graham; Ted Cruz; Mike Lee; Judicial Education Project ; Lawyers Democracy Fund; Mountain States Legal Foundation ; American Civil Rights Union ; State of Indiana; State of Alabama; State of Arizona; State of Arkansas; State of Georgia; State of Kansas; State of Michigan; State of North Dakota; State of Ohio; State of Oklahoma; State of South Carolina; State of Texas; State of West Virginia; State of Wisconsin; Pacific Legal Foundation; Center For Equal Opportunity; Project 21, Amici Supporting Appellees.

League of Women Voters of North Carolina; North Carolina A. Philip Randolph Institute; Unifour OneStop Collaborative; Common Cause North Carolina; Goldie Wells; Kay Brandon; Octavia Rainey; Sara Stohler; Hugh Stohler, Plaintiffs,

Charles M. Gray ; Asgod Barrantes; Mary–Wren Ritchie, Intervenors/Plaintiffs,

and

Louis M. Duke; Josue E. Berduo; Nancy J. Lund; Brian M. Miller; Becky Hurley Mock; Lynne M. Walter; Ebony N. West, Intervenors/Plaintiffs–Appellants,

v.State of North Carolina; Joshua B. Howard, in his official capacity as a member of the State Board of Elections; Rhonda K. Amoroso, in her official capacity as a member of the State Board of Elections; Joshua D. Malcolm, in his official capacity as a member of the State Board of Elections; Paul J. Foley, in his official capacity as a member of the State Board of Elections; Maja Kricker, in her official capacity as a member of the State Board of Elections; Patrick L. McCrory, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of North Carolina, Defendants–Appellees.

Constitutional Accountability Center ; Stacey Stitt; Maria Diaz ; Robert Gundrum; Misty Taylor ; Service Employees International Union; Democracy North Carolina; UNC Center For Civil Rights; Pearlein Revels; Louise Mitchell ; Eric Locklear ; Anita Hammonds Blanks, Amici Supporting Appellants,

Judicial Watch, Incorporated; Allied Educational Foundation; Thom Tillis; Lindsey Graham; Ted Cruz; Mike Lee; Judicial Education Project ; Lawyers Democracy Fund; Mountain States Legal Foundation ; American Civil Rights Union ; State of Indiana; State of Alabama; State of Arizona; State of Arkansas; State of Georgia; State of Kansas; State of Michigan; State of North Dakota; State of Ohio; State of Oklahoma; State of South Carolina; State of Texas; State of West Virginia; State of Wisconsin; Pacific Legal Foundation; Center For Equal Opportunity; Project 21, Amici Supporting Appellees.

League of Women Voters of North Carolina; North Carolina A. Philip Randolph Institute; Unifour OneStop Collaborative; Common Cause North Carolina; Goldie Wells; Kay Brandon; Octavia Rainey; Sara Stohler; Hugh Stohler, Plaintiffs–Appellants,

and

Louis M. Duke; Charles M. Gray ; Asgod Barrantes; Josue E. Berduo; Brian M. Miller; Nancy J. Lund; Becky Hurley Mock; Mary–Wren Ritchie; Lynne M. Walter; Ebony N. West, Intervenors/Plaintiffs,

v.State of North Carolina; Joshua B. Howard, in his official capacity as a member of the State Board of Elections; Rhonda K. Amoroso, in her official capacity as a member of the State Board of Elections; Joshua D. Malcolm, in his official capacity as a member of the State Board of Elections; Paul J. Foley, in his official capacity as a member of the State Board of Elections; Maja Kricker, in her official capacity as a member of the State Board of Elections; Patrick L. McCrory, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of North Carolina, Defendants–Appellees.

Constitutional Accountability Center ; Stacey Stitt; Maria Diaz ; Robert Gundrum; Misty Taylor ; Service Employees International Union; Democracy North Carolina; UNC Center For Civil Rights; Pearlein Revels; Louise Mitchell ; Eric Locklear ; Anita Hammonds Blanks, Amici Supporting Appellants,

Judicial Watch, Incorporated; Allied Educational Foundation; Thom Tillis; Lindsey Graham; Ted Cruz; Mike Lee; Judicial Education Project ; Lawyers Democracy Fund; Mountain States Legal Foundation ; American Civil Rights Union ; State of Indiana; State of Alabama; State of Arizona; State of Arkansas; State of Georgia; State of Kansas; State of Michigan; State of North Dakota; State of Ohio; State of Oklahoma; State of South Carolina; State of Texas; State of West Virginia; State of Wisconsin; Pacific Legal Foundation; Center For Equal Opportunity; Project 21, Amici Supporting Appellees.

United States of America, Plaintiff–Appellant,

v.State of North Carolina; North Carolina State Board of Elections; Kim Westbrook Strach, Defendants–Appellees,andChristina Kelley Gallegos–Merrill; Judicial Watch, Incorporated, Intervenors/Defendants.

Constitutional Accountability Center ; Stacey Stitt; Maria Diaz ; Robert Gundrum; Misty Taylor ; Service Employees International Union; Democracy North Carolina; UNC Center For Civil Rights; Pearlein Revels; Louise Mitchell ; Eric Locklear ; Anita Hammonds Blanks, Amici Supporting Appellant,

Judicial Watch, Incorporated; Allied Educational Foundation; Thom Tillis; Lindsey Graham; Ted Cruz; Mike Lee; Judicial Education Project ; Lawyers Democracy Fund; Mountain States Legal Foundation ; American Civil Rights Union ; State of Indiana; State of Alabama; State of Arizona; State of Arkansas; State of Georgia; State of Kansas; State of Michigan; State of North Dakota; State of Ohio; State of Oklahoma; State of South Carolina; State of Texas; State of West Virginia; State of Wisconsin; Pacific Legal Foundation; Center For Equal Opportunity; Project 21, Amici Supporting Appellees.

No. 16-1468

No. 16-1469

No. 16-1474

No. 16-1529

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Argued: June 21, 2016

Decided: July 29, 2016

ARGUED: Anna Marks Baldwin, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.; Penda D. Hair, Advancement Project, Washington, D.C.; Allison Jean Riggs, Southern Coalition for Social Justice, Durham, North Carolina, for Appellants. Thomas A. Farr, Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart, PC, Raleigh, North Carolina; Alexander McClure Peters, North Carolina Department Of Justice, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Denise D. Lieberman, Donita Judge, Caitlin Swain, Advancement Project, Washington, D.C.; Irving Joyner, Cary, North Carolina; Adam Stein, Tin Fulton Walker & Owen, PLLC, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Daniel T. Donovan, Bridget K. O'Connor, K. Winn Allen, Michael A. Glick, Ronald K. Anguas, Jr., Madelyn A. Morris, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Washington, D.C., for Appellants North Carolina State Conference of Branches of the NAACP, Rosanell Eaton, Emmanuel Baptist Church, Bethel A. Baptist Church, Covenant Presbyterian Church, Barbee's Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, Inc., Armenta Eaton, Carolyn Coleman, Jocelyn Ferguson–Kelly, Faith Jackson, Mary Perry, and Maria Teresa Unger Palmer. Edwin M. Speas, John O'Hale, Caroline P. Mackie, Poyner Spruill LLP, Raleigh, North Carolina; Joshua L. Kaul, Madison, Wisconsin, Marc E. Elias, Bruce V. Spiva, Elisabeth C. Frost, Amanda Callais, Washington, D.C., Abha Khanna, Perkins Coie LLP, Seattle, Washington, for Appellants Louis M. Duke, Josue E. Berduo, Nancy J. Lund, Brian M. Miller, Becky Hurley Mock, Lynne M. Walter, and Ebony N. West. Dale E. Ho, Julie A. Ebenstein, Sophia Lin Lakin, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, Inc., New York, New York; Christopher Brook, ACLU of North Carolina Legal Foundation, Raleigh, North Carolina; Anita S. Earls, George Eppsteiner, Southern Coalition for Social Justice, Durham, North Carolina for Appellants League of Women Voters of North Carolina, North Carolina A. Philip Randolph Institute, Unifour Onestop Collaborative, Common Cause North Carolina, Goldie Wells, Kay Brandon, Octavia Rainey, Sara Stohler, and Hugh Stohler. Ripley Rand, United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina, Gill P. Beck, Special Assistant United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina, Gregory B. Friel, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Justin Levitt, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Diana K. Flynn, Christine H. Ku, Civil Rights Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Appellant United States of America. L. Gray Geddie, Jr., Phillip J. Strach, Michael D. McKnight, Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart, PC, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellees State of North Carolina and North Carolina State Board of Elections; Karl S. Bowers, Jr., Bowers Law Office LLC, Columbia, South Carolina, Robert C....

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"...for the alleged NVRA violations was no longer necessary in light of the Fourth Circuit's decision in North Carolina State Conference of NAACP v. McCrory, 831 F.3d 204 (4th Cir. 2016) ; (ECF No. 118 at 86–87.)39 The Court notes that at oral argument, Plaintiffs' counsel indicated that an ema..."
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"...that a discriminatory purpose is the "sole" or even "primary" motivation for the challenged action. N. Carolina State Conference of NAACP v. McCrory , 831 F.3d 204, 220 (4th Cir. 2016) (quoting Vill. of Arlington Heights v. Metro. Hous. Dev. Corp. , 429 U.S. 252, 265–66, 97 S.Ct. 555, 50 L...."
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"...entrench themselves through discriminatory elections laws" by targeting groups unlikely to vote for them. N.C. State Conf. of NAACP v. McCrory, 831 F.3d 204, 214, 222 (4th Cir. 2016). The Supreme Court noted in LULAC v. Perry that the Legislature's actions that diluted Latino voting strengt..."
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"...American voters through the identification and exclusion of various forms of voter photo identification. N.C. State Conf. of NAACP v. McCrory , 831 F.3d 204, 214 (4th Cir. 2016). We believe it is equally apt as a description of the technical proficiency with which legislators across the cou..."
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"...Feeney as "excluding cases in which racial effects were anticipated but not intended"). Compare N.C. State Conf. of the NAACP v. McCrory, 831 F.3d 204, 233 (4th Cir. 2016) (applying Arlington Heights to hold that North Carolina voting restrictions were motivated by discriminatory intent), a..."
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Election Law Violations
"...however, 495. N.C. State Conf. of NAACP v. McCrory, 182 F. Supp. 3d 320, 331 (M.D.N.C. 2016). 496. N.C. State Conf. of NAACP v. McCrory, 831 F.3d 204 (4th Cir. 2016). 497. Id. at 214–15. 498. North Carolina v. N.C. State Conf. of NAACP, 137 S. Ct. 27 (2016) (mem.). 499. Frank v. Walker, 835..."
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"...Feeney as "excluding cases in which racial effects were anticipated but not intended"). Compare N.C. State Conf. of the NAACP v. McCrory, 831 F.3d 204, 233 (4th Cir. 2016) (applying Arlington Heights to hold that North Carolina voting restrictions were motivated by discriminatory intent), a..."
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"...law.”500 487. N.C. State Conf. of NAACP v. McCrory, 182 F. Supp. 3d 320, 331 (M.D.N.C. 2016). 488. N.C. State Conf. of NAACP v. McCrory, 831 F.3d 204 (4th Cir. 2016). 489. Id. at 214–15. 490. North Carolina v. N.C. State Conf. of NAACP, 137 S. Ct. 27 (2016) (mem.). 491. Frank v. Walker, 835..."
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Election Law Violations
"...however, 495. N.C. State Conf. of NAACP v. McCrory, 182 F. Supp. 3d 320, 331 (M.D.N.C. 2016). 496. N.C. State Conf. of NAACP v. McCrory, 831 F.3d 204 (4th Cir. 2016). 497. Id. at 214–15. 498. North Carolina v. N.C. State Conf. of NAACP, 137 S. Ct. 27 (2016) (mem.). 499. Frank v. Walker, 835..."
Document | Vol. 132 Núm. 5, March 2023 – 2023
Reviving the Prophylactic VRA: Section 3, Purcell, and the New Vote Denial.
"...(85.) League of Women Voters of Fla., Inc., 32 F.4th at 1371. (86.) Thompson v. Dewine, 959 F.3d 804, 813 (6th Cir. 2020). (87.) Id. (88.) 831 F.3d 204, 219 (4th Cir. (89.) Id. at 233-41. Of note, plaintiffs asked the Fourth Circuit to bail in North Carolina under Section 3, but the court d..."

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Action NC v. Strach, 1:15-cv-1063
"...for the alleged NVRA violations was no longer necessary in light of the Fourth Circuit's decision in North Carolina State Conference of NAACP v. McCrory, 831 F.3d 204 (4th Cir. 2016) ; (ECF No. 118 at 86–87.)39 The Court notes that at oral argument, Plaintiffs' counsel indicated that an ema..."
Document | U.S. District Court — District of South Carolina – 2020
Nat'l Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People, Inc. v. City of Myrtle Beach
"...that a discriminatory purpose is the "sole" or even "primary" motivation for the challenged action. N. Carolina State Conference of NAACP v. McCrory , 831 F.3d 204, 220 (4th Cir. 2016) (quoting Vill. of Arlington Heights v. Metro. Hous. Dev. Corp. , 429 U.S. 252, 265–66, 97 S.Ct. 555, 50 L...."
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Perez v. Abbott
"...entrench themselves through discriminatory elections laws" by targeting groups unlikely to vote for them. N.C. State Conf. of NAACP v. McCrory, 831 F.3d 204, 214, 222 (4th Cir. 2016). The Supreme Court noted in LULAC v. Perry that the Legislature's actions that diluted Latino voting strengt..."
Document | North Carolina Supreme Court – 2022
Harper v. Hall
"...American voters through the identification and exclusion of various forms of voter photo identification. N.C. State Conf. of NAACP v. McCrory , 831 F.3d 204, 214 (4th Cir. 2016). We believe it is equally apt as a description of the technical proficiency with which legislators across the cou..."
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Florida State Conference of NAACP v. Lee
"...as abhorrent, and just as unconstitutional, as laws that expressly discriminate on the basis of race." N.C. State Conf. of the NAACP v. McCrory , 831 F.3d 204, 220 (4th Cir. 2016). To determine whether a facially neutral law violates the Fourteenth or Fifteenth Amendments, this Court must a..."

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