The State Board of Elections and local district attorneys argue that a recent change in North Carolina election should prompt a federal court to throw out a lawsuit from felon voting advocates.
Published: Saturday, March 30th, 2024 @ 5:19 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper seeks a temporary restraining order to block a law changing the composition of the State Board of Elections.
Published: Wednesday, March 27th, 2024 @ 12:42 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The state Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a dispute pitting a coalition of media outlets against Graham police over release of police video recordings.
Published: Sunday, March 24th, 2024 @ 5:59 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Felon voting advocates argue in a new court filing that North Carolina's new election law should have no impact on their federal lawsuit.
Published: Monday, March 18th, 2024 @ 3:22 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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US District Judge William Osteen heard nearly three hours of arguments Thursday in state Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls' lawsuit against the North Carolina Judicial Standards Commission.
Published: Sunday, March 17th, 2024 @ 5:49 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina State Board of Elections filed a court document Thursday explaining why a February trial could prove difficult in a federal lawsuit challenging the state voter ID law.
Published: Thursday, March 14th, 2024 @ 11:34 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The John Locke Foundation is supporting a New Bern eye surgeon's legal fight against North Carolina's certificate-of-need restrictions on healthcare providers.
Published: Monday, March 4th, 2024 @ 11:08 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A federal lawsuit challenging North Carolina's felon voting rules heads back to court on Nov. 14, one week after Election Day.
Published: Thursday, February 29th, 2024 @ 10:22 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A hearing is scheduled Nov. 2 in Greensboro in state Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls' federal First Amendment lawsuit against the North Carolina Judicial Standards Commission.
Published: Sunday, February 25th, 2024 @ 10:46 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The state Supreme Court has agreed to take up a case involving a property-rights dispute over a sewer line in Apex. The town requested a review from the high court in June 2021.
Published: Friday, February 23rd, 2024 @ 3:17 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Massachusetts Democratic Governor Maura Healey tapped a woman she was romantically involved with for multiple years to serve on the state’s Supreme Judicial Court.
Published: Friday, February 23rd, 2024 @ 8:16 am
By: Daily Wire
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A group of 16 self-described civil rights organizations and 20 legal ethics professors have filed separate briefs supporting a First Amendment lawsuit from state Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls.
Published: Friday, February 23rd, 2024 @ 7:49 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The state Supreme Court will take another look at a 29-year-old court case dealing with state education funding.
Published: Thursday, February 22nd, 2024 @ 12:31 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A three-judge panel of the North Carolina Court of Appeals heard arguments Tuesday in a suit brought by parents claiming that a Charlotte-area private school went woke and then expelled students of parents who disagreed.
Published: Tuesday, February 20th, 2024 @ 3:08 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The state Court of Appeals will tackle a funding fight between Roanoke Rapids and Halifax County over 911 center funding.
Published: Friday, February 16th, 2024 @ 6:17 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper has filed another lawsuit in state court against North Carolina's top legislative leaders. This one targets a new creating an eight-member state elections board with an even split between Democrats and Republicans.
Published: Friday, February 16th, 2024 @ 8:42 am
By: Carolina Journal
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“We're getting killed for the sake of going green,” fisherman declares outside the Supreme Court
Published: Thursday, February 15th, 2024 @ 10:20 am
By: Daily Wire
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A hearing scheduled Nov. 21 at the federal courthouse in Winston-Salem could help determine the course of a lawsuit challenging North Carolina's photo voter identification law.
Published: Thursday, February 15th, 2024 @ 7:53 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A provision in North Carolina's new state budget could end two ongoing court fights over disability benefits.
Published: Monday, February 12th, 2024 @ 9:18 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Opponents of North Carolina's voter ID law seek a February trial in their federal court case.
Published: Sunday, February 11th, 2024 @ 8:25 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina Judicial Standards Commission is urging a federal court to reject a preliminary injunction and dismiss a First Amendment lawsuit from state Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls.
Published: Sunday, February 4th, 2024 @ 8:58 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Colorado Republican Party has filed a petition before the U.S. Supreme Court asking it to overturn the decision from Colorado’s highest court to kick former President Donald Trump off the state’s 2024 presidential primary ballot.
Published: Saturday, January 27th, 2024 @ 11:59 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Leandro plaintiffs are asking the state Supreme Court to reject a petition from state legislative leaders. Top lawmakers want the high court to take another look at the long-running education funding lawsuit.
Published: Saturday, January 27th, 2024 @ 7:55 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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US District Judge Loretta Biggs will not expedite a federal lawsuit challenging North Carolina's restrictions on felon voting.
Published: Wednesday, January 17th, 2024 @ 11:51 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The US Supreme Court will consider Tuesday two petitions related to North Carolina's so-called "ag-gag law."
Published: Thursday, January 11th, 2024 @ 9:58 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The state Supreme Court has granted a temporary stay to a Department of Transportation worker fired in connection with falsified bus driver recertification.
Published: Tuesday, January 2nd, 2024 @ 9:42 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Gaston County school board is appealing the state Court of Appeals' Sept. 12 ruling upholding North Carolina's SAFE Child Act as constitutional.
Published: Monday, January 1st, 2024 @ 12:06 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The state Supreme Court is addressing a dispute over lawyers' fees in a legal fight over the new Harkers Island Bridge project.
Published: Saturday, December 30th, 2023 @ 2:19 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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This week, Donna King, Alex Baltzegar, David Larson, Mitch Kokai, and Theresa Opeka break down the week’s news.
Published: Thursday, December 28th, 2023 @ 10:03 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Lawyers for state legislative leaders have signaled they intend to seek another state Supreme Court review of the Leandro education funding case.
Published: Tuesday, December 26th, 2023 @ 9:52 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Federal Judge William Osteen criticized state Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls and the state Judicial Standards Commission on Friday for "inflammatory" language in recent court filings.
Published: Monday, December 25th, 2023 @ 3:30 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A federal court has scheduled a telephone conference Wednesday in a lawsuit challenging North Carolina's restrictions on felon voting.
Published: Monday, December 25th, 2023 @ 1:52 am
By: Carolina Journal
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State Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls objects to the state Judicial Standards Commission's request for a two-week extension in its response to her federal First Amendment lawsuit.
Published: Friday, December 22nd, 2023 @ 2:18 am
By: Carolina Journal
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