State legislative leaders cite the "major questions doctrine" in their latest defense of state abortion pill restrictions against a federal lawsuit.
Published: Monday, November 20th, 2023 @ 5:54 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Top state legislative leaders have filed a new motion to dismiss a lawsuit challenging North Carolina's abortion pill restrictions.
Published: Monday, November 13th, 2023 @ 8:33 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Tuesday, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s campaign announced that North Carolina’s junior U.S. Senator, Ted Budd, has endorsed Robinson in his bid for governor.
Published: Tuesday, November 7th, 2023 @ 4:17 am
By: Carolina Journal
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State legislative leaders oppose Planned Parenthood's request for a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit challenging portions of North Carolina's new abortion law.
Published: Monday, November 6th, 2023 @ 7:14 am
By: Carolina Journal
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After months of speculation, it is official: U.S. Rep. Dan Bishop, R-NC8, is running for the Republican nomination for North Carolina attorney general in 2024.
Published: Thursday, November 2nd, 2023 @ 12:52 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Companies involved in a legal dispute with Gov. Roy Cooper over video sweepstakes operations in Forsyth County urge the NC Court of Appeals to stay out of the fight.
Published: Wednesday, November 1st, 2023 @ 7:05 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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At August’s Council of State meeting, North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine Marshall said her department faced “a crisis” over inadequate funding for agency staff.
Published: Tuesday, October 31st, 2023 @ 4:23 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein, the front-runner for the Democratic nomination for governor, has given over $50,000 to a scammer, according to his campaign. Rather than accepting responsibility for falling victim to a scam, Stein’s campaign pointed the finger at a vendor.
Published: Monday, October 30th, 2023 @ 9:38 am
By: Carolina Journal
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NC Attorney General Josh Stein officially supports Planned Parenthood's effort to block part of North Carolina's new abortion law, according to documents filed Monday in U.S. District Court.
Published: Sunday, October 29th, 2023 @ 12:34 am
By: Carolina Journal
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NC Attorney General Josh Stein and three local district attorneys urge a federal court not to block North Carolina's new anti-riot law.
Published: Wednesday, October 25th, 2023 @ 2:30 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Planned Parenthood and a Duke Health doctor target two pieces of North Carolina's new abortion law for an injunction. One involves a documentation requirement for doctors using abortion drugs. The other requires abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy to take place in a hospital.
Published: Friday, October 20th, 2023 @ 1:57 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Court of Appeals has denied Gov. Roy Cooper's request for a temporary stay in a Forsyth County video sweepstakes lawsuit.
Published: Thursday, October 19th, 2023 @ 11:29 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper and top state law enforcement officials urge the N.C. Court of Appeals to block a Forsyth County judge's ruling in a video sweepstakes case.
Published: Tuesday, October 17th, 2023 @ 7:00 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Plaintiffs in a Forsyth County video sweepstakes lawsuit urge the N.C. Court of Appeals to reject a request from Gov. Roy Cooper and state law enforcement leaders.
Published: Monday, October 16th, 2023 @ 7:00 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Former state legislator and candidate for lieutenant governor Andy Wells has thrown his hat in the ring for the Republican nomination for governor in North Carolina.
Published: Monday, October 16th, 2023 @ 6:12 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein and district attorneys in Durham, Guilford, and Wake counties have filed motions asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the state's updated anti-riot law.
Published: Monday, October 16th, 2023 @ 9:15 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina Gubernatorial Candidate Josh Stein misled the media last month on his donations to his campaign, misattributing roughly $1 million in out-of-state funding as in-state.
Published: Thursday, October 12th, 2023 @ 2:20 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Planned Parenthood and a Duke Health doctor have amended their lawsuit against North Carolina's new abortion law.
Published: Tuesday, October 10th, 2023 @ 10:26 am
By: Carolina Journal
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As the student loan landscape continues to evolve, borrowers face shifting deadlines, confusion, and uncertainty.
Published: Sunday, October 1st, 2023 @ 11:02 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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North Carolina U.S. Sens. Ted Budd and Thom Tillis are among a contingent of 10 Republican senators seeking answers from the Department of Justice (DOJ) about seven “service centers” with ties to the Chinese Communist Party operating across the U.S.
Published: Saturday, September 30th, 2023 @ 11:39 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina has tweaked its lawsuit against the state's new anti-riot law. ACLU's amended suit arrived six days after Gov. Roy Cooper signed a bill that removed a challenged provision.
Published: Wednesday, September 27th, 2023 @ 8:15 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The legal battle over North Carolina's new abortion law returns to a federal courthouse in Greensboro on Sept. 21.
Published: Tuesday, September 26th, 2023 @ 10:38 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The lawsuit challenging North Carolina's new abortion law would head back to federal court on Sept. 12 or Sept. 13, under two competing timelines put forward by parties in the case.
Published: Sunday, September 24th, 2023 @ 2:30 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Parties in a federal lawsuit challenging North Carolina's new abortion law have agreed that a temporary restraining order can last longer than two weeks.
Published: Saturday, September 23rd, 2023 @ 7:55 am
By: Carolina Journal
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U.S. District Judge Catherine Eagles has issued an order confirming that Republican legislative leaders can continue defending North Carolina's new abortion law in federal court.
Published: Wednesday, September 20th, 2023 @ 2:23 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A federal judge has blocked one section of North Carolina's new abortion law from taking effect Saturday. The section requires doctors using abortion-inducing drugs to document an "intrauterine pregnancy."
Published: Tuesday, September 19th, 2023 @ 2:25 am
By: Carolina Journal
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State legislative leaders have signed onto a "joint stipulation" that addresses two points of contention in a federal lawsuit attacking North Carolina's new abortion law.
Published: Monday, September 18th, 2023 @ 2:45 am
By: Carolina Journal
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H.B. 190, Dept. of Health and Human Services Revisions, a bill that features revisions to abortion law changes made in S.B.20, Care for Women, Children, and Families Act, was signed into law by Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper on Thursday.
Published: Sunday, September 17th, 2023 @ 7:35 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina officials, politicians, and analysts offered mixed reactions Thursday to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision rejecting the use of race in admissions policies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Harvard.
Published: Saturday, September 16th, 2023 @ 11:17 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Lincoln said you can fool some of the people all of the time, the only explanation I can offer for why Trump and Biden are tied at 43 percent in the New York Times presidential poll released Tuesday.
Published: Wednesday, September 13th, 2023 @ 9:40 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Republican state legislative leaders and Democratic N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein take contrasting approaches to a proposed temporary restraining order against North Carolina's new abortion law.
Published: Tuesday, September 12th, 2023 @ 7:40 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Tuesday, North Carolina state politicians and analysts reacted to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on the high-profile Moore v. Harper case, with Democratic lawmakers celebrating the decision while plaintiff and House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, said he is glad the case is “settled.”
Published: Tuesday, September 12th, 2023 @ 12:13 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Thursday, North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein, a Democrat, said he would not defend his state over a new abortion law legislators passed in May.
Published: Saturday, September 9th, 2023 @ 1:28 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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