Judicial candidates on the campaign trail in North Carolina tend to avoid harsh criticism of their opponents. In contrast, written judicial opinions often feature pointed jabs.
Published: Tuesday, March 10th, 2020 @ 7:45 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Democrat presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar dropped out of the race on Monday after performing poorly in the South Carolina primary over the weekend.
Published: Thursday, March 5th, 2020 @ 7:24 am
By: Daily Wire
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You might expect a state Supreme Court with six Democrats and one Republican to end up with a lot of 6-1 decisions with the Republican on the losing end. That’s not been the typical scenario this year.
Published: Tuesday, August 27th, 2019 @ 3:04 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The case District of Columbia v. Heller is the landmark Supreme Court case decided in 2008, and written by the late great conservative Justice Antonin Scalia, which finally looked at the roots and origins of the Second Amendment.
Published: Wednesday, July 17th, 2019 @ 3:32 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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The case District of Columbia v. Heller is the landmark Supreme Court case decided in 2008, and written by the late great conservative Justice Antonin Scalia, which finally looked at the roots and origins of the Second Amendment.
Published: Wednesday, July 17th, 2019 @ 12:45 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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The case District of Columbia v. Heller is the landmark Supreme Court case decided in 2008, and written by the late great conservative Justice Antonin Scalia, which finally looked at the roots and origins of the Second Amendment.
Published: Wednesday, July 17th, 2019 @ 10:21 am
By: Diane Rufino
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On January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court handed down one of the most controversial opinions in its history. It issued its opinion regarding the constitutionality of state laws banning and even criminalizing abortion.
Published: Saturday, February 23rd, 2019 @ 3:36 am
By: Diane Rufino
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In a Daily Caller piece last week, Philip Hamburger asked, “If Jeff Sessions steps down as attorney general, who will replace him?”
Published: Tuesday, November 13th, 2018 @ 3:02 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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When President Trump nominated Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court, I was thrilled
Published: Thursday, September 6th, 2018 @ 1:31 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Where was the Senate Foreign Relations Committee when Obama promised he "would have more flexibility after his re-election"? Oh, the double standard.
Published: Monday, August 13th, 2018 @ 7:35 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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In the two weeks since President Trump nominated Judge Kavanaugh, he has met with 23 senators. Unfortunately, all of them are Republicans.
Published: Tuesday, July 24th, 2018 @ 1:24 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The HOPE Act would allow local police to access without a warrant the medical records of drug suspects
Published: Wednesday, June 27th, 2018 @ 12:42 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Sanctuary jurisdictions obstruct Federal immigration enforcement efforts and put law enforcement at greater risk.
Published: Thursday, March 22nd, 2018 @ 4:27 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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This article is a comprehensive look at the FISA abuses of the Obama FBI and DOJ, including a complete timeline of events, and a comparison to the Watergate scandal which took down President Nixon.
Published: Saturday, February 10th, 2018 @ 12:41 am
By: Diane Rufino
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What we have discovered highlights the answer to those relationship questions; and also answers a host of other questions, including: Did the FBI pay Christopher Steele? Yes, but not how media has stated.
Published: Sunday, February 4th, 2018 @ 11:35 am
By: Diane Rufino
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During a traffic stop, how long after resolving the issue that led to the stop may a law enforcement officer continue to question the motorist?
Published: Wednesday, October 19th, 2016 @ 1:41 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Paul Craig Roberts takes a look at the document that holds the states in a Union and questions whether the legal bonds still exist.
Published: Monday, April 11th, 2016 @ 9:49 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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In June, the US Supreme Court struck down a provision of the Los Angeles Municipal Code. The Court held that, under the Fourth Amendment's prohibition of unreasonable searches and seizures, "The provision of the Los Angeles Municipal Code that requires hotel operators to make their registries...
Published: Wednesday, August 26th, 2015 @ 5:20 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In April, the state's second-highest court again confronted the issue of warrantless searches and seizures by police
Published: Monday, June 22nd, 2015 @ 12:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In March, the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing released an interim report that recommends expanding the federal government's already considerable role in the affairs of local police forces. Last week, in response to a question about the Baltimore riots, the President touted that...
Published: Thursday, May 7th, 2015 @ 9:25 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Last week the NC House voted unanimously to approve a bill (HB 183) that would repeal in its entirety a contentious piece of legislation known as the Map Act. As I explained in a previous newsletter, when the General Assembly passed the Map Act in 1987 its declared purpose was...
Published: Friday, April 24th, 2015 @ 12:15 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) voted against H.R. 1560, The Protecting Cyber Networks Act, which provides private companies that turn over sensitive data to the federal government with immunity from lawsuits. H.R. 1560 passed the House 307 to 116 and awaits consideration in the Senate.
Published: Thursday, April 23rd, 2015 @ 5:39 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The issue of warrantless search and seizures by police was again before the N.C. Supreme Court in a case underscoring the divergent judicial philosophies of the high court's Republican and Democratic members.
Published: Friday, April 10th, 2015 @ 5:35 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Charges against Mount Airy resident Myra Combs of driving while impaired were dismissed after a judge ruled that the traffic stop in which she was arrested violated her constitutional rights.
Published: Saturday, March 21st, 2015 @ 5:13 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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While Gov. Pat McCrory tucks tail and runs, Lt. Gov. Dan Forest is sticking to his guns and standing up FOR the folks he represents.
Published: Tuesday, October 14th, 2014 @ 7:54 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Ever since the Imposter-in-Chief admitted he had no strategy on how to deal with ISIS and the Middle East, I have been looking at other situations where there is a definitive strategy, and well laid out tactics to accomplish the goal.
Published: Monday, September 15th, 2014 @ 6:15 pm
By: Don Heres
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In a significant ruling involving the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, North Carolina’s second highest court has limited the instances in which a police dog can be called in to perform a drug sniff in traffic stop cases.
Published: Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014 @ 11:30 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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That was an example of the kind of commentary we got during debate on traffic cameras in the North Carolina Senate.
Published: Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014 @ 7:58 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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First-term U.S. Rep. Robert Pittenger faces a challenge from Michael Steinberg in the Republican primary for the 9th Congressional District.
Published: Wednesday, May 7th, 2014 @ 12:15 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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As the Resolutions Chair for the Pitt County GOP, I wrote a series of resolutions that I plan to present at the upcoming 2014 Pitt County GOP Convention, on March 8.
Published: Wednesday, March 5th, 2014 @ 12:22 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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As the Resolutions Chair for the Pitt County GOP, I wrote a series of resolutions that I plan to present at the upcoming 2014 Pitt County GOP Convention, on March 8.
Published: Tuesday, March 4th, 2014 @ 3:42 am
By: Diane Rufino
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As the Resolutions Chair for the Pitt County GOP, I wrote a series of resolutions that I plan to present at the upcoming 2014 Pitt County GOP Convention, on March 8.
Published: Saturday, March 1st, 2014 @ 3:44 am
By: Diane Rufino
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As the Resolutions Chair for the Pitt County GOP, I wrote a series of resolutions that I plan to present at the upcoming 2014 Pitt County GOP Convention, on March 8.
Published: Friday, February 28th, 2014 @ 12:33 am
By: Diane Rufino
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The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects Americans from unreasonable searches and seizures. Yet in a January decision, the N.C. Court of Appeals upheld the constitutionality of an officer's decision to stop a car even though he didn't suspect the driver of any wrongdoing. The court...
Published: Saturday, February 22nd, 2014 @ 9:28 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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