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Democrat governor favors criminal illegal aliens over law enforcement
Published: Thursday, November 20th, 2025 @ 10:06 pm
By: John Steed
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“Carlos Ramirez-Guzman racked up an extensive criminal history over the last 21 years he has spent ignoring America’s laws."
Published: Friday, October 31st, 2025 @ 3:25 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Tennessee strengthens criminal laws on human trafficking
Published: Thursday, July 3rd, 2025 @ 7:28 am
By: John Steed
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Federal officials have reportedly interviewed approximately 100 witnesses in their criminal investigation of President Joe Biden’s handling of classified material while he was vice president in the Obama administration and while he was a U.S. Senator for the state of Delaware.
Published: Tuesday, October 17th, 2023 @ 11:54 am
By: Daily Wire
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The opening statement for “Whistleblower X,” an unidentified special agent with the IRS’s criminal investigations division, has been released ahead of his Wednesday afternoon testimony before House lawmakers.
Published: Monday, August 7th, 2023 @ 3:37 pm
By: Daily Wire
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FBI Director Christopher Wray confirmed a file containing allegations of a “criminal bribery scheme” involving President Joe Biden really does exist, a top Republican lawmaker announced on Wednesday.
Published: Thursday, June 15th, 2023 @ 9:27 pm
By: Daily Wire
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A top House Republican wants the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to clarify what is happening with the criminal investigation into Hunter Biden after lawyers for a whistleblower within the agency claimed his team got removed from the case.
Published: Friday, June 2nd, 2023 @ 1:01 am
By: Daily Wire
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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agent who alleges the criminal investigation into Hunter Biden has been corrupted by lies and politics is being pulled from the inquiry in a possible act of retaliation, lawyers for the IRS official say.
Published: Monday, May 29th, 2023 @ 1:26 pm
By: Daily Wire
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A federal judge has officially ended the legal dispute between North Carolina's attorney general and Wake County's district attorney. The two officials, both Democrats, were battling in court over potential enforcement of a 1931 state criminal libel law.
Published: Saturday, May 27th, 2023 @ 2:59 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The legal battle between N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein and Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman has ended. Both agree Stein's lawsuit against a 1931 N.C. criminal libel law is moot.
Published: Monday, May 8th, 2023 @ 11:55 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman has filed paperwork in U.S. District Court opposing N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein's motion for summary judgment in their legal dispute.
Published: Sunday, April 30th, 2023 @ 8:19 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman is asking a federal court to dismiss N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein's lawsuit challenging a state criminal libel law. Freeman says the case is moot.
Published: Sunday, April 16th, 2023 @ 4:22 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s possible criminal case against former President Donald Trump may have derailed this week, according to Harvard Law professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz.
Published: Wednesday, April 5th, 2023 @ 11:08 pm
By: Daily Wire
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N.C. Attorney General is asking a federal court to declare North Carolina's 1931 criminal libel law unconstitutional.
Published: Tuesday, March 21st, 2023 @ 7:37 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The White House struggled to defend President Joe Biden’s decision to support a bill blocking Washington D.C. from overhauling its criminal code and voting rights laws.
Published: Saturday, March 11th, 2023 @ 7:09 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman has closed an investigation into possible criminal libel charges against N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein.
Published: Friday, February 24th, 2023 @ 8:24 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a 1931 N.C. criminal libel law is likely unconstitutional. It's a legal victory for N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein.
Published: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2023 @ 12:29 am
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein's challenge against a state criminal libel law from the 1930s could extend into the summer or beyond. New court paperwork sets out tentative dates for further legal action.
Published: Monday, January 30th, 2023 @ 5:22 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Federal Appeals Court judges raised questions about a state criminal libel law that could be used against N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein.
Published: Friday, December 30th, 2022 @ 5:33 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein's lawyer argues that a recent U.S. appellate ruling from New Hampshire should have no impact on Stein's challenge of a state criminal libel law.
Published: Thursday, December 15th, 2022 @ 10:14 am
By: Carolina Journal
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An attorney who has argued more than 100 times before the U.S. Supreme Court will represent N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein in his ongoing fight against a state criminal libel law.
Published: Wednesday, November 23rd, 2022 @ 10:40 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments on Dec. 6 in N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein's legal challenge of a state law against campaign lies.
Published: Tuesday, November 15th, 2022 @ 7:52 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Duke First Amendment Clinic is supporting N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein in his effort to have federal courts throw out a state criminal libel law.
Published: Friday, October 7th, 2022 @ 2:03 am
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein's lawyer asks the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to declare a state criminal libel law "unconstitutional on its face."
Published: Monday, September 26th, 2022 @ 4:32 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Split 4th Circuit panel grants Stein injunction against criminal charges linked to disputed N.C. lawThe 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has granted N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein an injunction that will likely help him avoid criminal prosecution connected to a 2020 campaign ad.
Published: Saturday, August 27th, 2022 @ 11:55 am
By: Carolina Journal
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for not enforcing criminal laws
Published: Thursday, August 4th, 2022 @ 3:29 pm
By: John Steed
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The on-set killing of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins likely constitutes “homicide,” or a criminal killing, famed lawyer Alan Dershowitz explained in an opinion piece published Sunday.
Published: Wednesday, June 15th, 2022 @ 11:08 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Governor Roy Cooper signed three criminal justice reform bills into law today, House Bill 436: Support Law Enforcement Mental Health, House Bill 536: Law Enforcement Duty to Intervene and Senate Bill 300: Criminal Justice Reform.
Published: Friday, November 5th, 2021 @ 7:47 am
By: Governor's Office
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N.C. senators are moving forward an omnibus criminal justice reform bill that would make a wide range of changes to state law in response to recent cases of rioting, violence against first responders, and accusations of police brutality.
Published: Thursday, May 13th, 2021 @ 11:46 am
By: Carolina Journal
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For those who are interested, UNC Professor Jonathan Holbrook provides a thorough analysis at the School of Government’s Criminal Law blog.
Published: Saturday, May 16th, 2020 @ 8:46 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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If you wear a skimpy swimsuit on North Carolina’s Kure Beach, you’re a criminal.
Published: Tuesday, April 21st, 2020 @ 7:06 am
By: Carolina Journal
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We have more activities and actions classified as a crime, something worthy of public condemnation, than just about any state.
Published: Wednesday, November 20th, 2019 @ 4:24 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina can distinguish itself by cleaning up its criminal code. A pair of national experts offered that assessment during a recent visit to Raleigh.
Published: Thursday, October 31st, 2019 @ 4:28 am
By: Carolina Journal
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If North Carolina’s nebulous criminal code isn’t confusing enough, the “elephant” metaphors lawmakers use to describe them are even less enlightening.
Published: Wednesday, October 23rd, 2019 @ 12:39 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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You can’t criminalize smokable hemp, a federal judge has told Indiana lawmakers. The decision could affect North Carolina.
Published: Saturday, September 28th, 2019 @ 2:32 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Session Law 2019-198: Criminal Law Reform became law this month. It marks an important step forward for criminal law reform.
Published: Monday, September 2nd, 2019 @ 11:17 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Senate Bill 584, Criminal Law Reform, is another attempt to clean up North Carolina’s mishmash of criminal laws. Picking through the disarray is proving a slow process for lawmakers.
Published: Tuesday, July 23rd, 2019 @ 8:14 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina’s criminal code is a muddled, archaic monstrosity. The laws that govern criminal behavior are often unclear, encouraging senseless litigation and allowing bad actors to slip through the cracks.
Published: Thursday, June 20th, 2019 @ 1:02 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Pat Toomey (R-PA) introduced the Thin Blue Line Act to ensure that criminals face the strongest possible punishment in federal cases when they kill or attempt to kill local law enforcement officers.
Published: Saturday, May 18th, 2019 @ 11:44 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Last month, I wrote about Session Law 2018-69: An Act to Assist the Criminal Law Recodification Working Group, which had just been unanimously approved by both houses of the North Carolina General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Cooper.
Published: Wednesday, September 12th, 2018 @ 8:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In the last two weeks, the Trump administration has begun to make a rather interesting legal argument: Collusion isn't criminal. President Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani made this argument on television; Trump repeated it on Twitter
Published: Monday, August 13th, 2018 @ 3:54 pm
By: Daily Wire
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