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I previously wrote how the General Assembly could use the findings of the plaintiffs’ expert witnesses to help them draw congressional districts in compliance with the North Carolina Supreme Court’s February 4 ruling in North Carolina League of Conservation Voters v. Hall.
Published: Saturday, February 26th, 2022 @ 12:11 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Do growing numbers of minority voters aid the expansion of parental choice in North Carolina?
Published: Saturday, February 26th, 2022 @ 8:13 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The legislature's remedial maps are compliant with the court's order so there is no reason to consider plaintiffs' maps
Published: Friday, February 25th, 2022 @ 12:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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As part of our commitment to the constitutional right to keep and bear arms, the John Locke Foundation has joined a brief in Bianchi v. Frosh, a critical Second Amendment case in which the plaintiffs are requesting review by the U.S. Supreme Court, formally known as a Petition for Writ of Certiorari
Published: Friday, February 25th, 2022 @ 10:52 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Will the Courts Accept "Yes" for an Answer?
Published: Friday, February 25th, 2022 @ 8:33 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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That’s the title of a study that appeared last month in the The European Physical Journal Plus
Published: Thursday, February 24th, 2022 @ 11:20 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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My previous brief discussed Gov. Roy Cooper’s sweeping executive order to change the state’s entire economy and state senators’ letter questioning it.
Published: Thursday, February 24th, 2022 @ 11:18 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The court's order is not clear about how the General Assembly should draw maps or what standards they should use
Published: Thursday, February 24th, 2022 @ 5:46 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Jan. 7, Gov. Roy Cooper announced a sweeping executive order whose aims included no less than to change the economy of the entire state. If the governor had such power, then this order would portend severe disruptions in people’s lives.
Published: Thursday, February 24th, 2022 @ 12:02 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Work gives purpose, creates abundance, instills pride and responsibility, and promotes the economic growth that we see today.
Published: Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022 @ 11:11 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Thanks to fiscally conservative policies of spending restraint and saving, state debt continues to trend downward as highlighted in the Debt Affordability Advisory Committee’s (the Committee) annual report submitted to the Governor and General Assembly last week.
Published: Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022 @ 9:43 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Democrats can’t win at the ballot box, so they’ve decided to create a tangled legal web. The left’s lawsuit industrial complex is attempting to overwhelm the courts and confuse the public.
Published: Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022 @ 7:56 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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WRAL reported yesterday about the kurfuffle over Cheif Justice Paul Newby pointing out that there is not a “fair elections” clause in the North Carolina Constitution.
Published: Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022 @ 1:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Arriving in my email inbox from Sen. Thom Tillis’ office Thursday:
Published: Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022 @ 10:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Facebook is not a natural monopoly and shouldn't be regulated like one.
Published: Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022 @ 9:56 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Look to the top left of the chart below. It’s a stunning number: $30 trillion-plus. That’s where the national debt stands. Peruse the other associated numbers to see the devastating burden this places on each one of us.
Published: Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022 @ 9:09 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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How is America doing one year after Joe Biden took office? That’s the subject of the “The Daily Signal Podcast,” with special guest, Rep. Bob Good of Virginia
Published: Monday, February 21st, 2022 @ 9:08 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A statement from Amy O. Cooke, CEO of the John Locke Foundation:
Published: Monday, February 21st, 2022 @ 9:05 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The previous installment in this series described the disastrous effect the late 20th century crime wave had on Black and poor Americans.
Published: Sunday, February 20th, 2022 @ 10:12 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Will the North Carolina Supreme Court uphold newly drawn election maps for legislative and congressional races?
Published: Saturday, February 19th, 2022 @ 12:13 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Democratic majority on the court has a range of options, but the upcoming election could act as a brake on their taking extreme action
Published: Saturday, February 19th, 2022 @ 8:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The recent Civitas School Choice Poll highlights the growing popularity of school choice in North Carolina and the public’s desire for expanded educational options.
Published: Saturday, February 19th, 2022 @ 12:56 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Twitter Post from Brian Stelter
Published: Friday, February 18th, 2022 @ 12:07 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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By asking the court to impose a "median outcome" only "at a statewide level," they are functionally asking the court to impose gerrymanders at the county level
Published: Friday, February 18th, 2022 @ 11:22 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Last month, the ten members of the McMinn County, Tennessee school board voted unanimously to remove the book Maus, a graphic novel about the Holocaust, from the eighth-grade curriculum.
Published: Thursday, February 17th, 2022 @ 4:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Calls to remove North Carolina Supreme Court justices from cases are (mostly) wrong
Published: Thursday, February 17th, 2022 @ 10:14 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Earls’ campaign statements go right up to the edge of requiring recusal
Published: Wednesday, February 16th, 2022 @ 1:49 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Millions of Americans will be watching the U.S. athletes compete in the Winter Olympics, but the performances may be overshadowed by concerns for the athletes' health and safety. They will be competing inside Communist China.
Published: Wednesday, February 16th, 2022 @ 12:57 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Last week John McCormack earned a “like” from me for pointing out that “Biden can keep his SCOTUS campaign promise and win the vote of every Republican senator” simply by nominating Janice Rogers Brown to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Published: Wednesday, February 16th, 2022 @ 4:17 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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This past week 97.7% of people in NC were estimated to pose no threat of passing along COVID-19 to anyone.
Published: Tuesday, February 15th, 2022 @ 6:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Internet has come a long way from the days of AOL’s universally recognized dial-up sound, Netflix’s DVD-by-mail service, and MySpace’s top friends list.
Published: Tuesday, February 15th, 2022 @ 11:03 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Many are probably familiar with the ads targeting North Carolina’s latest redistricting case, known as the Harper vs. Hall case, over the last few weeks.
Published: Tuesday, February 15th, 2022 @ 10:56 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A small advantage in public support Republicans have over Democrats translates into a larger advantage in both statewide and legislative races
Published: Tuesday, February 15th, 2022 @ 3:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In what will come as a surprise only to economically-challenged progressives, a new working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research finds that the enhanced federal unemployment benefits last year slowed the return to work.
Published: Tuesday, February 15th, 2022 @ 3:25 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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