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One month after the murder of Iryna Zarutska on Charlotte’s light rail, the North Carolina General Assembly will return to Raleigh on Monday, Sept. 22, to consider a sweeping package of criminal justice reforms aimed at what Republican leaders describe as “weak-on-crime” policies.
Published: Monday, September 22nd, 2025 @ 3:57 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Seven more plaintiffs have joined a federal lawsuit challenging the rollout of North Carolina's new eCourts digital records system. Now nine people are suing over eCourts' impact.
Published: Saturday, March 2nd, 2024 @ 12:51 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Three Republicans are appealing a judge's order dismissing their lawsuit against the state GOP. The suit challenges the party's last leadership election.
Published: Tuesday, January 2nd, 2024 @ 11:25 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Wake County Sheriff Willie Rowe has asked a federal court to remove him as a defendant in a lawsuit challenging North Carolina's new eCourts records management system.
Published: Sunday, December 10th, 2023 @ 6:29 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Lee County Sheriff Brian Estes is asking a federal judge to dismiss him as a defendant in a lawsuit challenging the rollout of North Carolina's eCourts record management system.
Published: Sunday, December 3rd, 2023 @ 3:04 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Trump Said Court Officials Apologized To Him, Had Tears ‘Pouring Down Their Eyes’: ‘A Beautiful Day’Former President Donald Trump said during an interview Tuesday evening that officials in the Manhattan courthouse where he was arrested apologized to him and were “actually crying.”
Published: Thursday, April 13th, 2023 @ 6:01 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Former President Donald Trump will be arraigned in a Manhattan courthouse on Tuesday afternoon after being indicted this week, court officials said on Friday.
Published: Saturday, April 1st, 2023 @ 9:47 am
By: Daily Wire
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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) slammed Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Friday for his investigation into former President Donald Trump over alleged hush money payments from several years ago.
Published: Saturday, April 1st, 2023 @ 8:54 am
By: Daily Wire
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A judge appointed by former Democrat President Barack Obama issued an order on Wednesday blocking Texas’ pro-life law that protects unborn babies.
Published: Wednesday, December 1st, 2021 @ 12:50 am
By: Daily Wire
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Each week, staff at Carolina Journal looks back at the week in N.C. politics and chooses what we think are some interesting, relevant stories you may have missed. Here’s a week in review:
Published: Thursday, November 21st, 2019 @ 1:50 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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To strengthen school safety and help prevent school shootings, North Carolina schools needs to ramp up training for law enforcement and educators, improve physical security at schools, gather better information about potential threats, and invest in more mental health support for schools.
Published: Thursday, February 7th, 2019 @ 9:46 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Republican Rep.-elect Mark Harris says he expects a state court will certify him the winner of the disputed 9th U.S. Congressional District election.
Published: Saturday, January 19th, 2019 @ 3:55 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Republicans proudly welcome more competition on the ballot from unaffiliated candidates and newly empowered political parties like the Green Party
Published: Tuesday, October 17th, 2017 @ 8:45 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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If the separation-of-powers undertones in the judicial redistricting process weren’t already obvious, state Rep. Justin Burr, R-Stanly, left no doubt Tuesday
Published: Saturday, September 23rd, 2017 @ 7:49 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina's criminal code is out of control, but lawmakers are ready to rein it in
Published: Friday, June 30th, 2017 @ 6:49 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In the wake of a recent U.S. Supreme Court's decision, a recent Civitas Poll of North Carolina voters shows that two-thirds of them still support the traditional view of marriage.
Published: Monday, July 13th, 2015 @ 4:12 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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We reported earlier about a pretty harsh memo from the Administrative Office of The Courts explaining that court officials have two choices regarding gay marriages: perform them, or quit.
Published: Tuesday, November 25th, 2014 @ 8:46 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Richard Burr's favorite judge legalized gay "marriage" in North Carolina around 5:30 PM on Friday.
Published: Saturday, October 18th, 2014 @ 1:04 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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