The N.C. Environmental Management Commission has dropped its lawsuit against the Rules Review Commission, less than two weeks after going to court. The EMC offered no explanation for the dismissal in its court filing.
Published: Wednesday, April 12th, 2023 @ 10:30 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Justice Department and lawyers representing Republican legislative leaders take opposite stances in new Moore v. Harper briefs at the U.S. Supreme Court.
Published: Tuesday, April 11th, 2023 @ 7:12 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Legislative leaders call for new Leandro Judge James Ammons to slice the state's education spending obligation from $677 million to $377 million.
Published: Sunday, April 9th, 2023 @ 8:30 am
By: Carolina Journal
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New Leandro Judge James Ammons has confirmed his next hearing Friday will focus solely on the state's outstanding education funding obligations.
Published: Sunday, April 2nd, 2023 @ 1:27 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A federal judge has granted N.C. legislative leaders' request to intervene in a lawsuit challenging the state's abortion pill restrictions.
Published: Sunday, April 2nd, 2023 @ 1:00 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper and N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein, both Democrats, filed a motion Friday opposing Republican legislative leaders in a redistricting case at the N.C. Supreme Court.
Published: Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023 @ 12:01 am
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. Attorney General is asking a federal court to declare North Carolina's 1931 criminal libel law unconstitutional.
Published: Tuesday, March 21st, 2023 @ 7:37 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Justice Department is seeking an "expeditious" schedule for the state Supreme Court to address outstanding issues in the Leandro education funding case.
Published: Thursday, March 16th, 2023 @ 9:09 am
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein does not oppose state legislative leaders intervening in a lawsuit challenging state restrictions on abortion pills.
Published: Thursday, March 16th, 2023 @ 12:52 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The state Rules Review Commission faces another legal challenge, the first filed since Gov. Roy Cooper dropped a lawsuit against the group in October 2022.
Published: Wednesday, March 15th, 2023 @ 10:42 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The UNC Health doctor challenging North Carolina's laws regarding abortion pills does not oppose legislative leaders' involvement in her lawsuit.
Published: Tuesday, March 14th, 2023 @ 7:17 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Plaintiffs and the N.C. Justice Department both object to new motions at the N.C. Supreme Court in the Leandro education funding lawsuit. The motions ask the court to address unresolved Leandro issues.
Published: Saturday, March 11th, 2023 @ 12:13 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Legislative leaders have filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit targeting North Carolina's law banning abortion pills.
Published: Saturday, March 11th, 2023 @ 11:18 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Both the Republican leaders of the N.C. General Assembly and Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein's office have filed briefs with the N.C. Supreme Court defending the state's voter ID law.
Published: Wednesday, March 8th, 2023 @ 12:38 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Former Representative and state prosecutor Tom Murry, R-Wake, has announced he is running for North Carolina Attorney General. Murry, a former member of the N.C. House from Morrisville, said he would stand for law enforcement if he were to be elected.
Published: Tuesday, March 7th, 2023 @ 1:43 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Recent survey data from the N.C. Faith and Freedom Coalition and N.C. Values Coalition shows that registered N.C. voters prefer Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump in the 2024 general election.
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2023 @ 9:50 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman has closed an investigation into possible criminal libel charges against N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein.
Published: Friday, February 24th, 2023 @ 8:24 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a 1931 N.C. criminal libel law is likely unconstitutional. It's a legal victory for N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein.
Published: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2023 @ 12:29 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein’s announcement that he’s running for governor in 2024.
Published: Thursday, February 9th, 2023 @ 1:42 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A video from N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein Wednesday morning confirms his plan to run for governor in 2024.
Published: Sunday, February 5th, 2023 @ 10:25 am
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein's challenge against a state criminal libel law from the 1930s could extend into the summer or beyond. New court paperwork sets out tentative dates for further legal action.
Published: Monday, January 30th, 2023 @ 5:22 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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State lawyers ask the N.C. Court of Appeals two throw out two lawsuits involving public school buses that caused property damage. Both buses were delivering meals to remote-learning students during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published: Sunday, January 22nd, 2023 @ 9:30 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Within hours after the returns came in from the 2022 midterm election, speculation was already floating about 2024.
Published: Tuesday, January 17th, 2023 @ 11:12 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Supreme Court will not hear a case challenging Mecklenburg County judicial districts that were repealed in 2020.
Published: Monday, January 9th, 2023 @ 10:26 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Federal Appeals Court judges raised questions about a state criminal libel law that could be used against N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein.
Published: Friday, December 30th, 2022 @ 5:33 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein's lawyer argues that a recent U.S. appellate ruling from New Hampshire should have no impact on Stein's challenge of a state criminal libel law.
Published: Thursday, December 15th, 2022 @ 10:14 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina is set to receive part of a $3.1 billion settlement from Walmart regarding its involvement in the nationwide opioid crisis.
Published: Wednesday, December 14th, 2022 @ 12:52 am
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein says a challenged state election law "threatens to chill speech at the heart of our democratic process." Stein wants federal courts to declare the law unconstitutional.
Published: Tuesday, November 29th, 2022 @ 9:24 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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An attorney who has argued more than 100 times before the U.S. Supreme Court will represent N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein in his ongoing fight against a state criminal libel law.
Published: Wednesday, November 23rd, 2022 @ 10:40 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments on Dec. 6 in N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein's legal challenge of a state law against campaign lies.
Published: Tuesday, November 15th, 2022 @ 7:52 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The U.S. Supreme Court will not consider a case involving a dispute over N.C. State Health Plan premiums for government retirees.
Published: Saturday, October 8th, 2022 @ 2:27 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Duke First Amendment Clinic is supporting N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein in his effort to have federal courts throw out a state criminal libel law.
Published: Friday, October 7th, 2022 @ 2:03 am
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein's lawyer asks the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to declare a state criminal libel law "unconstitutional on its face."
Published: Monday, September 26th, 2022 @ 4:32 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. attorney general is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a case involving disputed premiums for government retirees on the State Health Plan.
Published: Wednesday, September 21st, 2022 @ 3:15 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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