The Cumberland County sheriff has sued the Office of the State Auditor over its investigation of his office
Published: Wednesday, October 25th, 2023 @ 3:43 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Wetlands must have a "continuous surface connection" to larger water bodies.
Published: Sunday, June 11th, 2023 @ 5:42 pm
By: Daily Wire
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On Thursday, a three-judge panel of the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled against Masterpiece Cakeshop baker Jack Phillips, arguing he violated the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act by refusing to bake a cake for a gender transition celebration.
Published: Monday, February 6th, 2023 @ 5:38 am
By: Daily Wire
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“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen – not only because I see it, but because by it, I see everything else.” — C.S. Lewis
Published: Friday, January 27th, 2023 @ 2:39 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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Lecturing at spy school
Published: Monday, July 5th, 2021 @ 8:20 pm
By: Countrygirl1411
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Additions to President Donald J. Trump's Supreme Court List
Published: Friday, September 18th, 2020 @ 8:31 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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In a landmark victory for N.C. Republican lawmakers, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled gerrymandered congressional districts are a political issue, which federal courts should not decide as a matter of law.
Published: Saturday, June 29th, 2019 @ 3:20 am
By: Carolina Journal
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This article goes to a question that I have posed for many years now: Is a society so predicated on Individual Liberty doomed to destroy itself?
Published: Thursday, June 20th, 2019 @ 1:25 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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If the U.S. Supreme Court is ready to drop the topic of partisan gerrymandering, a legal brief filed this month on behalf of N.C. legislative leaders could help bolster their decision
Published: Thursday, February 28th, 2019 @ 1:50 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Members of Congress, members of the Cabinet, honored guests, and fellow Americans: It is my privilege to address you tonight from the East Room of the White House.
Published: Tuesday, October 9th, 2018 @ 12:07 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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This week, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, was eating at a restaurant with his wife, Heidi Cruz, when he was suddenly accosted by a group of "anti-racism activists."
Published: Thursday, September 27th, 2018 @ 3:04 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Last week, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) threw a last-minute Hail Mary attempt to stop the ascension of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court: an anonymous letter accusing Kavanaugh of sexual impropriety.
Published: Tuesday, September 18th, 2018 @ 1:42 am
By: Daily Wire
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Judge Kavanaugh has impeccable credentials, unsurpassed qualifications, and a proven commitment to equal justice under the law. ... There is no one in America more qualified for this position, and no one more deserving.
Published: Wednesday, September 5th, 2018 @ 11:05 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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An Aug. 27 federal court ruling throwing out North Carolina's congressional maps has added new complications to an unsettled election schedule. The decision adds another wrinkle to the state's 2018 election
Published: Tuesday, September 4th, 2018 @ 1:34 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Justice Anthony Kennedy will retire at the end of this 2018 session of the United States Supreme Court, and President Donald J.Trump has appointed Judge Brett Kavanaugh, of the United States Court of Appeals; District of Columbia Circuit, to take his place.
Published: Wednesday, July 11th, 2018 @ 5:26 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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In choosing a new Justice, I will select someone with impeccable credentials, great intellect, unbiased judgement, and deep reverence for the laws and Constitution of the United States.
Published: Tuesday, July 10th, 2018 @ 11:33 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Now that swing voter Justice Anthony Kennedy has announced his retirement, the question now lingers as to who will replace him
Published: Wednesday, July 4th, 2018 @ 8:24 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement following Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy's announcement that he will retire from the Supreme Court of the United States
Published: Sunday, July 1st, 2018 @ 2:55 am
By: Thom Tillis
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We've all heard of the case of the Christian cake artist who declined to bake a wedding cake for a same-sex couple because of his deeply-held belief in the Biblical view of marriage.
Published: Friday, May 18th, 2018 @ 4:19 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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Shakespeare suggested in "As You Like It" that "all the world's a stage." Now, 400 years later, our constitutional system faces threats from political "actors" who are treating the Bard's words too literally
Published: Wednesday, April 4th, 2018 @ 3:41 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Court intervention in congressional redistricting has some lawmakers wondering whether judges are gaveling their way into legislative territory
Published: Friday, January 12th, 2018 @ 2:12 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday overturned a ruling by the N.C. Supreme Court that prevented sex offenders from using social media
Published: Tuesday, June 20th, 2017 @ 11:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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This article will explain why the Executive Order and the temporary travel ban is legal and appropriate and why I think it will ultimately be upheld.
Published: Thursday, February 23rd, 2017 @ 2:27 am
By: Diane Rufino
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When the Supreme Court agreed to hear Abigail Fisher's challenge to the University of Texas's admissions program a second time, it seemed that the writing was on the wall
Published: Thursday, July 7th, 2016 @ 2:09 am
By: John William Pope Center
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An amendment to replace the States' influence in the federal government since the 17th Amendment was adopted.
Published: Sunday, July 26th, 2015 @ 6:14 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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"What's the conservative position on this issue?" "Why do conservatives think x about y?" "All conservatives agree about this, don't they?"
Published: Thursday, May 14th, 2015 @ 11:23 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It looks as if the recent U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments in King v. Burwell transpired as expected. While all justices must follow the golden rule that a statute cannot be interpreted in isolation but instead must be read in full context, there were differing opinions as to whether Congress...
Published: Sunday, March 22nd, 2015 @ 10:14 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In a decision released Wednesday, a 6-3 majority of the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners violated federal antitrust laws by engaging in self-dealing in ordering service providers that do not have dental licenses to cease and desist from whitening...
Published: Friday, February 27th, 2015 @ 6:10 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Over the last two weeks, those of us who have publically offered that the states, rather than federal circuit and district courts, have the constitutional authority to make decisions on marriage have been met with derision by liberals.
Published: Tuesday, October 28th, 2014 @ 9:34 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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But I have serious problems in his (Abraham Lincoln) legal and Constitutional justifications for the Civil War.
Published: Monday, November 19th, 2012 @ 3:46 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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Jefferson believed it was up to the States, the parties who drafted and ratified the Constitution and thus created the federal government to stand up to the government when it exceeds constitutional bounds.
Published: Monday, July 16th, 2012 @ 6:05 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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How do you know 'judicial activism' when you see it? Black's Law Dictionary defines judicial activism as a "philosophy of judicial decision-making whereby judges allow their personal views about public policy, among other factors, to guide their decisions."
Published: Thursday, June 16th, 2011 @ 9:16 am
By: Diane Rufino
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