Try as we may, we cannot keep up with the checks and balances imposed by the court system on the extremism of the Republican leadership in Raleigh, both the General Assembly and The Guv. But thanks to the N&O, we don't have to have perfect memories:

Struck down, all or in part

2011 law requiring physicians to perform ultrasounds on women seeking abortions and describe the images

2011 law capping enrollment in a pre-kindergarten program

2011 congressional district maps

2011 state House and Senate district maps

2011 move to cut off funding for a Planned Parenthood affiliate

2012 constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, which voters approved

2013 attempt to phase out teacher tenure for public school teachers already vested in the program

2013 Wake County school board redistricting plan

2013 elections law overhaul including requiring voter ID and reducing early voting

2014 creation of a Coal Ash Management Commission and other panels

2015 Wake County commissioners redistricting plan

2015 law to establish retention elections for sitting N.C. Supreme Court justices

Upheld

2011 Choose Life license plate

2013 school voucher program

To be decided

2015 Greensboro city council redistricting

2015 law allowing magistrates to opt out of performing gay marriages and pass the duties to colleagues

2016 House Bill 2 that limits local anti-discrimination laws and directs bathroom access in government facilities

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