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Planned Parenthood has filed lawsuits in North Carolina, Missouri and Alaska challenging laws that it views as unconstitutional restrictions on abortion rights. (Associated Press)

Federal judge reinstates North Carolina’s 20-week abortion ban

By Hannah Schoenbaum - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020, file photo, stacks of ballot envelopes waiting to be mailed are seen at the Wake County Board of Elections in Raleigh, N.C. On Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, a federal judge ordered North Carolina elections officials to update absentee voting rules to ensure that voters prove they have had someone witness their ballot. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)

Judge: North Carolina must strengthen absentee witness rule

By JONATHAN DREW - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020, file photo, stacks of ballot envelopes waiting to be mailed are seen at the Wake County Board of Elections in Raleigh, N.C. A federal judge has blocked updated North Carolina absentee voting rules that gave voters more leeway to fix witness problems and extended the period when elections boards could accept mailed-in ballots. U.S. District Judge James Dever issued a temporary retraining order on Saturday, Oct. 3 that blocked the updated rules that resulted from a legal settlement with voting rights advocates. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)

Judge delays ruling on N. Carolina absentee ballot procedure

By JONATHAN DREW - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2020, file photo, stacks of ballot envelopes waiting to be mailed are seen at the Wake County Board of Elections in Raleigh, N.C. Black voters are among the least likely to vote by mail nationally, but there are early signs they are changing their behavior as the shadow of the coronavirus hangs over the presidential race. The evidence is clearest in North Carolina, the first state in the nation to send out mail ballots and where voting has been underway for almost three weeks. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)

Federal judge questions North Carolina absentee rule change

By JONATHAN DREW - Associated Press

Judge rejects most N.C. election changes sought in lawsuit

By GARY D. ROBERTSON - Associated Press

North Carolina’s 20-week abortion ban ruled unconstitutional

By EMERY P. DALESIO - Associated Press