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North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson has joined Democrat AGs in 17 other states and the District of Columbia in a federal lawsuit challenging President Trump's new executive order on birthright citizenship.
Published: Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025 @ 11:29 am
By: Carolina Journal
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First-term North Carolina Congressman Jeff Jackson has been redistricted out of his seat, but he isn’t going quietly. Jackson took to TikTok on Thursday to announce his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for state attorney general.
Published: Monday, February 26th, 2024 @ 2:37 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A Republican candidate in the 2024 race for North Carolina’s next attorney general has changed course and has decided to run for a different office.
Published: Friday, January 12th, 2024 @ 12:59 am
By: Carolina Journal
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TikTok is asking the state Court of Appeals to block a lower court order tied to an investigation from North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein.
Published: Monday, January 1st, 2024 @ 11:30 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper offered his official endorsement Wednesday morning to fellow Democrat Josh Stein in North Carolina’s 2024 governor’s race. Stein succeeded Cooper in 2017 as the state’s attorney general.
Published: Tuesday, November 28th, 2023 @ 8:11 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Aug. 3, US Congressman Dan Bishop, NC-08, announced his candidacy for North Carolina Attorney General. The Club for Growth (CFG), an influential national conservative 501c4 organization, immediately declared its support for Bishop.
Published: Sunday, November 5th, 2023 @ 8:54 pm
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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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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Republican congressman Dan Bishop has formally announced that he will not be running for congressional office again, instead choosing to run for the open North Carolina Attorney General seat in 2024.
Published: Friday, October 13th, 2023 @ 1:35 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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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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The American Civil Liberties Union is defending its federal lawsuit against North Carolina's new anti-riot law. Attorney General Josh Stein and three local district attorneys have asked a federal judge to dismiss the suit.
Published: Thursday, August 17th, 2023 @ 3:20 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A federal judge has officially ended the legal dispute between North Carolina's attorney general and Wake County's district attorney. The two officials, both Democrats, were battling in court over potential enforcement of a 1931 state criminal libel law.
Published: Saturday, May 27th, 2023 @ 2:59 pm
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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North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein officially kicked off the state’s 2024 race for governor Wednesday morning throwing his hat in the ring by tweeting out a video that takes aim squarely at N.C.’s current lieutenant governor, and possible opponent, Mark Robinson.
Published: Monday, February 6th, 2023 @ 5:00 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein announced he is running for governor of the state on Wednesday.
Published: Thursday, January 26th, 2023 @ 9:56 am
By: Daily Wire
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North Carolina’s U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis and U.S. Rep. Ted Budd, who is currently running to join Tillis in the U.S. Senate, organized a letter, sent on July 29, demanding that N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein take action to protect crisis pregnancy centers in the state.
Published: Tuesday, August 2nd, 2022 @ 11:11 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein is refusing to take actions to have the state’s 20-week abortion ban reinstated.
Published: Sunday, July 24th, 2022 @ 11:16 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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After a string of attacks on pro-life pregnancy-support centers across the country, seven Republican members of North Carolina’s congressional delegation signed a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate the attacks as domestic terrorism.
Published: Friday, July 1st, 2022 @ 7:23 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Study Shows North Carolina Hospitals Limit Patients Access to Prices, Refuse to Abandon Secret Contracts and Hidden Prices Contrary to Attorney General's Recent Report
Published: Monday, February 14th, 2022 @ 2:58 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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When the reports of the North Carolina State Board of Elections (SBE), working in concert with, and for a Democratic Socialist: state's attorney general, governor and plaintiff lawyer to subvert a Representative created general statute regarding elections, I did write this resolution.
Published: Friday, January 14th, 2022 @ 10:49 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A controversial environmental program controlled by North Carolina’s attorney general and funded by hog farm proceeds returned today to the N.C. Supreme Court. The court must decide whether the AG can maintain control of the funding moving forward.
Published: Wednesday, December 1st, 2021 @ 3:29 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, Civitas Institute filed public records requests with North Carolina State Board of Elections Executive Director, Karen Brinson Bell, Chairman Damon Circosta, and Attorney General Josh Stein.
Published: Monday, September 28th, 2020 @ 12:42 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Lawmakers are developing rules for the freshly passed voter ID constitutional amendment
Published: Sunday, December 2nd, 2018 @ 3:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein has launched an investigation into Juul, a fast-growing e-cigarette company, but a consumer freedom expert warns the attempted crackdown could backfire.
Published: Wednesday, October 24th, 2018 @ 11:33 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A perplexing recent comment from North Carolina's attorney general suggests now might be a good time for a refresher course about the way people exercise power in our system of government
Published: Wednesday, August 15th, 2018 @ 3:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In an outrageous abuse of power, the North Carolina Democratic Party teamed up with Democrat State Attorney General Josh Stein to try and stop the Republican Party from recruiting candidates for public office
Published: Wednesday, February 28th, 2018 @ 2:35 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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In 2011, Gary Salamido joined the North Carolina Chamber, a nonpartisan business advocacy organization, as vice president of governmental affairs
Published: Sunday, July 16th, 2017 @ 9:47 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Tuesday, June 27, a state Superior Court judge ruled favorably on several motions for the Civitas Center for Law and Freedom (CLF) case against the North Carolina Attorney General, which alleges that settlement money was illegally funneled to special interest groups instead of being distributed t
Published: Friday, June 30th, 2017 @ 2:42 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Who represents the people of North Carolina: the governor or the General Assembly
Published: Friday, March 24th, 2017 @ 2:32 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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What can we expect when Roy Cooper becomes the 75th Governor of North Carolina on January 5th? Cooper is the most experienced and knowledgeable officeholder we've seen in decades, having served in leadership roles in the legislature and as our Attorney General
Published: Friday, December 9th, 2016 @ 3:42 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Raleigh attorney Gene Boyce told Carolina Journal that his efforts to get the courts to rule on a dispute he is having with the North Carolina State Bar, the state agency that regulates attorneys, is important because it has implications for other licensing boards and the occupations they regulate.
Published: Sunday, December 4th, 2016 @ 4:58 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On October 18, the Civitas Center for Law and Freedom (CLF) filed suit against Roy Cooper in his capacity as North Carolina attorney general, alleging he illegally diverted money from public education to special interest groups.
Published: Friday, November 4th, 2016 @ 4:24 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The McCrory campaign's newest radio ad, "Downfall," shines a spotlight on Roy Cooper's lack of transparency in his 16 years as attorney general, tying him to Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server.
Published: Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016 @ 5:08 am
By: McCrory Communications
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The federal government yesterday confirmed that Obamacare plans will see a double digit increase, a major blow to the healthcare law still supported by North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper
Published: Tuesday, October 25th, 2016 @ 3:46 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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The Civitas Center for Law and Freedom (CLF) today has filed suit against Roy Cooper in his capacity as North Carolina Attorney General alleging that he illegally funneled settlement money to special interest groups.
Published: Wednesday, October 19th, 2016 @ 4:18 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Republican Rick Horner is campaigning to maintain the conservative direction state government is heading, while Democratic opponent Al Pacer is telling voters in Senate District 11 covering areas around Rocky Mount that change is needed
Published: Wednesday, October 5th, 2016 @ 11:32 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, the Pat McCrory Committee released a new TV ad, which slams Roy Cooper's false ad claiming he fixed the problems at the State Crime Lab while serving as North Carolina's attorney general for the past 16 years.
Published: Friday, September 30th, 2016 @ 11:53 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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As the candidates for North Carolina attorney general, Republican Buck Newton and Democrat Josh Stein, met September 20 at Asheboro’s Sunset Theatre for their only formal debate, they couldn’t have known that just 90 minutes to their south and west, riots were about to break out in Charlotte
Published: Wednesday, September 28th, 2016 @ 8:49 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Republican Buck Newton and Democrat Josh Stein agreed on many topics during a debate by the attorney general candidates Tuesday night, but the dueling lawyers did it in sometimes disagreeable fashion on the details
Published: Thursday, September 22nd, 2016 @ 3:49 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Sitting in the front row when Governor McCrory announced CSX would be building a new intermodal terminal in his hometown bringing 1,500 jobs to North Carolina, Attorney General Roy Cooper greeted the impressive economic news with a standing ovation as the governor exclaimed
Published: Sunday, July 24th, 2016 @ 8:49 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Roy Cooper's first television ad tries to reintroduce himself to the voters of North Carolina, claiming he has been a 'national leader' as attorney general of North Carolina
Published: Saturday, July 9th, 2016 @ 8:51 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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