Worries abound for criminal justice under a Republican state Supreme Court
BY: Kelan Lyons - November 17, 2022
Many advocates for reform are concerned about the high court’s rightward shift.
Republicans took control of the North Carolina Supreme Court last week, winning two seats and flipping the court from a 4-3 Democratic majority to a 5-2 Republican one.
The Republican majority is guaranteed through at least 2028. That could mean more gerrymandered maps that favor the GOP, a reversal of the landmark Leandro ruling that would lead to a massive increase in education funding across North Carolina, and further restricted access to abortion.
