Judge: no quick trial on NC voter laws

[octoberlib]

A federal judge has ruled there will be no trial on North Carolina's Republican-backed voting law changes until after the 2014 elections, though she signaled motions will be considered to bar the measures from taking effect until the case is resolved.

U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Joi Peake said Thursday the issues raised in the three lawsuits challenging the new law are too complicated to be resolved before next year's elections. Peake set a bench trial for July 2015.

Peake added that the court will hear requests this summer for an injunction to block some or all of the new law's provisions from taking effect until after the trial.``I'm concerned there would be insufficient time for the plaintiffs to get the discovery they need,'' Peake said.

The U.S. Justice Department, the state chapter of the NAACP, the American Civil Liberties Union, the League of Women Voters and other groups have sued Gov. Pat McCrory and the North Carolina Board of Elections over the voting changes. Those separate cases will likely be consolidated at trial in front of U.S. District Court Judge Thomas D. Schroeder, who was appointed to the federal bench by President George W. Bush.

http://news.wbt.com/newsroom/article.cfm?id=104012C6-09A9-45C6-90926F0C8C3E9D8E&code=1110

"who was appointed to the federal bench by George W. Bush. " Fuck.

[Triana]

1. Well we can forget any notion of the laws ever being stopped or repealed...

...until/unless the USSC changes or Dems grow some.

[Gothmog]

2. I understand that the voter id provisions of this law does not apply until 2016

I understand that the voter id provision of the North Carolina law do not apply until 2016 election. http://www.thevoterupdate.com/articles/2013/8_12_13_h589.php It is too bad that many of the other provisions of this law will be in effect for the 2014 election cycle.

I was happy that the trial date for the Texas law was set for September 2, 2013 so that there is a chance that there could be a ruling before the 2014 general election. Greg Abbott and the Texas GOP wanted the trial to be in 2015 so that the law would be in effect for the 2014 general election

[octoberlib]

3. Hopefully the judge will bar the measures from taking effect until after the trial.

I wish Texas good luck and a district court judge appointed by a Democrat If it goes well for you guys, I feel like NC will have a better chance.

[Gothmog]

4. There will be a ruling in a case involving a Wisconsin voter id law

I am hopeful that we get a good ruling in that case