Winston-Salem Journal (which commendably has been covering every day of the trial):

After nearly three weeks, a federal trial on North Carolina’s election law is wrapping up, with closing arguments to begin either late this morning or early afternoon.

The trial has been closely watched in North Carolina and nationally. Critics have described House Bill 589 as the most sweeping change in election laws since the U.S. Supreme Court in June 2013 invalidated Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Section 5 required 40 counties in North Carolina and several other states to seek federal approval for election law changes. House Bill 589 was signed into law a little more than a month after the U.S. Supreme Court ruling.