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Defendants linked to former Gov. Pat McCrory's 2016 campaign asked the N.C. Supreme Court to throw out a defamation lawsuit from McCrory critics.
Published: Tuesday, July 25th, 2023 @ 5:51 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Jeanette Doran, president and general counsel of the N.C. Institute for Constitutional Law, rebuts arguments about the Independent State Legislature Doctrine, a concept tied to North Carolina’s Moore v. Harper redistricting case at the U.S. Supreme Court.
Published: Tuesday, December 27th, 2022 @ 11:08 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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Voters would bear the brunt of the harm if the N.C. Supreme Court decides to boot two of its members from considering a high-profile case involving voter ID.
Published: Monday, November 29th, 2021 @ 6:41 am
By: Carolina Journal
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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Published: Thursday, November 25th, 2021 @ 4:34 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Should Democrats on the State Supreme Court make the highly partisan and controversial move of forcing two Republican State Supreme Court Justices off a critical case to decide the fate of voter-approved state constitutional amendments requiring voter ID and lowering the maximum income tax rate.
Published: Thursday, November 18th, 2021 @ 8:37 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The head of the N.C. Institute for Constitutional Law raises serious questions about a plan to block two N.C. Supreme Court justices from hearing a case involving voter ID.
Published: Monday, October 4th, 2021 @ 6:23 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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In his first major announcement as chief justice, Paul Newby has named Superior Court Judge Andrew Heath director of the N.C. Administrative Office of the Courts.
Published: Sunday, January 10th, 2021 @ 7:45 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A U.S. District Court judge will not permit N.C. election officials to count absentee ballots that lack a witness signature required by law.
Published: Thursday, October 15th, 2020 @ 10:43 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Durham Public Schools won’t let your children attend class at their buildings for a while.
Published: Tuesday, August 18th, 2020 @ 11:42 am
By: Carolina Journal
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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Published: Monday, July 6th, 2020 @ 9:03 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Roy Cooper’s order mandating face coverings puts businesses in the precarious position of enforcing the law, some legal experts say.
Published: Thursday, July 2nd, 2020 @ 10:24 am
By: Carolina Journal
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COVID-19 trends are headed in the right direction, Gov. Roy Cooper said Thursday, April 30, but North Carolinians are going to be at home at least a week longer — and most shuttered businesses won’t be up-and-running again anytime soon.
Published: Monday, May 4th, 2020 @ 4:16 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The grassroots group ReopenNC has asked Gov. Roy Cooper and the chairman of the Wake County Board of Commissioners to clarify COVID-19-related emergency orders, claiming they violate constitutional rights of free assembly and free exercise of religion.
Published: Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020 @ 5:13 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Two state senators are asking Gov. Roy Cooper to respond to Raleigh police’s decision to end Tuesday’s protest from the Reopen NC group.
Published: Monday, April 20th, 2020 @ 2:48 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A second court has blocked voter ID in North Carolina — a move policymakers and analysts denounce as riddled with substantive and procedural problems.
Published: Thursday, February 20th, 2020 @ 11:23 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The long-running Leandro case hasn’t led to a constitutional bombshell — as some experts feared — but, after years of waiting, presiding Judge David Lee has finally set the stage for action.
Published: Wednesday, January 22nd, 2020 @ 9:07 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Published: Thursday, January 2nd, 2020 @ 7:24 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A decision Tuesday, Dec. 3, by the N.C. Court of Appeals rebuking Gov. Roy Cooper could have ramifications beyond the initial scope of the case, and it could influence a dispute over the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.
Published: Wednesday, December 4th, 2019 @ 4:44 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Rep. Craig Horn, R-Union, said he wouldn’t be surprised if a judge orders the state to spend more on education.
Published: Wednesday, November 13th, 2019 @ 7:39 am
By: Carolina Journal
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There’s no N.C. equivalent to the celebration surrounding national Constitution Day. Perhaps it’s a good idea to start one.
Published: Wednesday, September 25th, 2019 @ 11:23 am
By: Carolina Journal
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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Published: Wednesday, September 18th, 2019 @ 1:03 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Published: Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 @ 11:59 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina's highest court is about to weigh in - again - on state government's constitutional role in making sure children considered at risk of failure in school begin kindergarten with the proper tools to succeed.
Published: Saturday, October 5th, 2013 @ 8:17 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Pat McCrory on Monday struck back at the federal government, saying the U.S. Department of Justice was "working in the fringes." McCrory, a Republican, said the state would defend the lawsuit filed by the Democratic administration of President Barack Obama against the state's new election...
Published: Thursday, October 3rd, 2013 @ 3:17 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Published: Wednesday, August 28th, 2013 @ 8:05 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Liberal groups in and outside the state seem to be spending sleepless nights worried about the fate of judicial-election changes North Carolina adopted in 2002.
Published: Thursday, June 20th, 2013 @ 12:21 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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If you would like to start a small business in North Carolina, you might be unpleasantly surprised to learn that complying with state and local regulations can be incredibly costly and time-consuming.
Published: Wednesday, May 1st, 2013 @ 12:20 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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When we are children, our parents and relatives urge us to "play by the rules." Typically, violating the rules triggers consequences that correspond to the severity...
Published: Thursday, April 18th, 2013 @ 12:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A legal-issues think tank is calling for privatization of the state's ABC stores, even suggesting that the current government-controlled system might violate the N.C. Constitution's ban on monopolies.
Published: Tuesday, April 9th, 2013 @ 7:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A stint as a prosecutor in a South Carolina county ended up earning Eric Rowell a notice of failure to file a North Carolina income tax return for 2008. Rowell neither lived nor worked in North Carolina that year.
Published: Saturday, February 2nd, 2013 @ 4:20 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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After the U.S. Supreme Court struck down an Arizona campaign finance law that allowed some candidates to receive rescue funds from taxpayers. North Carolina lawmakers and advocates sorted through the implications for the Tar Heel State.
Published: Friday, December 28th, 2012 @ 3:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Governor-Elect Pat McCrory announced the following members of his transition team.
Published: Monday, November 12th, 2012 @ 7:12 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina's film tax incentive program is in the news again. The Fayetteville Observer recently carried a puff piece about how "Stars have aligned for North Carolina's film industry."
Published: Sunday, August 12th, 2012 @ 11:05 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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