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How the Racist Takeover of North Carolina’s Supreme Court Changed Everything Forever In recent years, North Carolina’s Supreme Court has become a flashpoint in the national debate over judicial independence, racial equity, and democratic accountability. What began as a quiet shift in judicial leadership transformed into a seismic event often described as a “racist takeover,” fundamentally altering the state’s legal landscape. This transformation has had far-reaching consequences—reshaping everything from voting rights and environmental regulation to gender equality and criminal justice. ### The Quiet Erosion of Judicial Balance For decades, North Carolina’s Supreme Court operated with a degree of consensus and institutional stability. However, beginning around 2020, a rapid and coordinated shift in judicial appointments dramatically changed the court’s ideological composition. Conservative legal scholars and political allies of Republican leadership began placing trusted figures in key seats—appointments that critics labeled a calculated racial and ideological takeover.