The fate of hundreds of millions of N.C. taxpayer dollars rests in the hands of state Supreme Court justices. The same is true for the future of separation of powers within state government.
Published: Thursday, October 20th, 2022 @ 5:43 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Carolina Journal recently surveyed the four candidates running for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court.
Published: Thursday, October 13th, 2022 @ 11:28 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A state Supreme Court law clerk is taking a leave of absence while he runs for a seat in the N.C. House of Representatives.
Published: Saturday, October 8th, 2022 @ 1:39 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. legislative leaders raise concerns about a Democratic state Supreme Court law clerk who's running for a state House seat.
Published: Saturday, October 8th, 2022 @ 12:48 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Supreme Court will conduct Oct. 3-4 sessions at the historic Chowan County Courthouse in Edenton. Among the five cases are two with significance for N.C. elections.
Published: Wednesday, October 5th, 2022 @ 11:36 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Make no mistake, abortion on-demand is not a right guaranteed by the Constitution. No serious scholar, including one disposed to agree with the Court’s result (referring to Roe v. Wade) has argued that the framers of the Constitution intended to create such a right.
Published: Thursday, September 8th, 2022 @ 12:55 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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The N.C. Supreme Court questioned lawyers on both sides of a dispute over $785 million in additional education spending tied to the Leandro school funding lawsuit.
Published: Sunday, September 4th, 2022 @ 6:37 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. legislative leaders argue that state courts' decision to throw out a congressional election map is "irreconcilable" with the U.S. Constitution.
Published: Wednesday, August 31st, 2022 @ 6:34 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The John Locke Foundation and N.C. Institute for Constitutional Law label a proposed forced money transfer in the Leandro case "unconstitutional."
Published: Friday, August 5th, 2022 @ 4:00 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Israel and the United States, though two of the most advanced countries in the world, have much to learn from the other’s example, according to Daily Wire co-founder and Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro.
Published: Wednesday, August 3rd, 2022 @ 3:28 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Legislative leaders defend their authority over redistricting in a new brief to the N.C. Supreme Court.
Published: Monday, August 1st, 2022 @ 7:41 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Plaintiffs in North Carolina's election redistricting dispute object to the latest request from N.C. lawmakers, who want to dismiss their own state Supreme Court appeal.
Published: Saturday, July 23rd, 2022 @ 1:07 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Legislative leaders are asking the N.C. Supreme Court to dismiss an appeal against a court-ordered congressional map. The map is valid only for 2022 elections.
Published: Sunday, July 17th, 2022 @ 2:11 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina's Leandro school funding lawsuit returns to the N.C. Supreme Court on Aug. 31.
Published: Wednesday, July 13th, 2022 @ 12:13 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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State legislative leaders argue a trial court's $785 million Leandro spending order exceeds judicial authority over public education.
Published: Tuesday, July 12th, 2022 @ 3:37 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The U.S. Supreme Court agreed without comment Thursday to take up a dispute involving N.C. election maps. Justices will consider the case Moore v. Harper after the court returns from a summer break.
Published: Saturday, July 9th, 2022 @ 6:27 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper's nominee for state controller refused to answer "yes" or "no" to three questions about forced money transfers tied to the Leandro education funding case.
Published: Tuesday, July 5th, 2022 @ 3:00 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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There are many people who overlook the brilliance of the US Constitution. They argue that it is outdated and unfit to adequately govern such a modern nation as ours in the 21st century.
Published: Sunday, July 3rd, 2022 @ 2:54 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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North Carolina College Students Explore State Government Employment During Summer Internship ProgramSixteen Agencies Offer Practical Experience in State Service
Published: Tuesday, May 24th, 2022 @ 2:11 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Five state employees with 45 years of public service have been honored with the 2022 Richard Caswell Award.
Published: Friday, April 29th, 2022 @ 7:57 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The 2021 governors’ report was released by the free-market-focused American Legislative Exchange Council in late March, and many conservatives were surprised that Democratic N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper received a better-than-average rating on his performance.
Published: Wednesday, April 6th, 2022 @ 11:28 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The fight over $1.7 billion in court-ordered N.C. education spending is heading to a new judge. Court records confirm that the long-running legal case known as Leandro is heading to Special Superior Court Judge Michael Robinson.
Published: Tuesday, March 29th, 2022 @ 8:19 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Supreme Court has agreed to jump back into the state’s long-running school funding legal dispute. The court wants a trial judge to assess the impact of the new state budget on a $1.7 billion order for additional state education spending.
Published: Wednesday, March 23rd, 2022 @ 1:37 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Legislative leaders argue there’s no good reason for the N.C. Supreme Court to step into a dispute now over $1.7 billion in court-ordered education funding.
Published: Thursday, March 3rd, 2022 @ 8:04 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Supreme Court decision that redistricting maps be redrawn to more accurately reflect the makeup of our state has five takeaways.
Published: Friday, February 11th, 2022 @ 5:22 am
By: Tom Campbell
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The N.C. Supreme Court has rejected state congressional and legislative election maps with a party-line 4-3 vote. The court’s four Democratic justices agreed to strike down maps drawn by a Republican-led legislature.
Published: Monday, February 7th, 2022 @ 6:36 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Supporters of a proposed $1.7 billion court-ordered hike in N.C. education funding are renewing their pleas for action from the N.C. Supreme Court.
Published: Thursday, January 20th, 2022 @ 11:54 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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State Controller Linda Combs and Republican legislative leaders are asking the N.C. Supreme Court not to step into the latest dispute involving the long-running Leandro school funding case. At stake is $1.7 billion in taxpayer funds.
Published: Sunday, January 2nd, 2022 @ 10:11 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Court of Appeals has thrown out a retired trial judge’s order forcing state officials to transfer $1.7 billion out of the state treasury for education-related spending.
Published: Tuesday, December 14th, 2021 @ 12:09 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The original judge in North Carolina’s long-running Leandro school funding lawsuit disputes the notion that a judge can force other government actors to spend more money on education.
Published: Thursday, December 2nd, 2021 @ 5:55 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A top N.C. Senate education leader is criticizing Attorney General Josh Stein for his handling of the state’s defense in the long-running Leandro school funding lawsuit.
Published: Wednesday, December 1st, 2021 @ 11:08 am
By: Carolina Journal
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An involuntary recusal, in the teeth of a Justice’s own judgment that recusal is not necessary, is in effect a public declaration that the Justice has engaged in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice.
Published: Tuesday, November 30th, 2021 @ 9:56 am
By: Carolina Journal
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