A United Nations-backed report published last month suggests global leaders normalize pedophilia by allowing children to legally decide on engaging in sexual activities with adults.
Published: Sunday, May 28th, 2023 @ 12:01 am
By: Daily Wire
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Bill would eliminate provisions that broadly criminalize rules violations of certain occupational licensing boards
Published: Thursday, May 13th, 2021 @ 10:55 am
By: Carolina Journal
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NC's disorganized and confusing criminal code creates havoc for some people encountering the system
Published: Monday, May 10th, 2021 @ 6:50 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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President Donald J. Trump granted pardons to 73 individuals and commuted the sentences of an additional 70 individuals
Published: Monday, January 25th, 2021 @ 10:58 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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A federal government led by Joe Biden would look much different from the government under President Trump.
Published: Wednesday, October 7th, 2020 @ 9:49 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina has made many strides in criminal justice reform over the past decade.
Published: Sunday, March 8th, 2020 @ 10:26 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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We have more activities and actions classified as a crime, something worthy of public condemnation, than just about any state.
Published: Wednesday, November 20th, 2019 @ 4:24 am
By: Carolina Journal
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One thing about the administrative state in North Carolina is that it carries on regardless of the party in power.
Published: Monday, September 30th, 2019 @ 8:53 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: Saturday, September 7th, 2019 @ 2:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Because Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and the Republican-led North Carolina General Assembly have remained deadlocked for weeks over passage of a new state budget, you might think nothing much of consequence is happening in Raleigh.
Published: Tuesday, August 20th, 2019 @ 11:10 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Recently, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo accidentally self-reported a serious federal violation
Published: Thursday, September 13th, 2018 @ 9:20 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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When President Trump nominated Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court, I was thrilled
Published: Thursday, September 6th, 2018 @ 1:31 am
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: Thursday, August 30th, 2018 @ 1:08 am
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: Monday, July 30th, 2018 @ 9:18 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Two weeks ago, both houses of the N.C. General Assembly voted unanimously to approve House Bill 379: An Act to Assist the Criminal Law Recodification Working Group
Published: Sunday, July 1st, 2018 @ 2:54 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Last week, both chambers of the N.C. General Assembly unanimously approved House Bill 379: An Act to Assist the Criminal Law Recodification Working Group
Published: Monday, June 25th, 2018 @ 5:34 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A bill to begin overhauling North Carolina's criminal code is one step closer to passage
Published: Monday, June 25th, 2018 @ 4:53 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In the N.C. Senate Judiciary Committee today, Andy Wells (R-42) introduced an important and valuable piece of legislation in the form a proposed committee substitute for House Bill 379
Published: Thursday, June 7th, 2018 @ 2:50 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: Monday, April 23rd, 2018 @ 5:14 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina's criminal statutes are bloated but not beyond repair, a top legal expert says
Published: Tuesday, April 10th, 2018 @ 4:30 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's entirely possible for people to commit a crime in North Carolina without even realizing it
Published: Friday, August 11th, 2017 @ 10:42 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A recent event hosted by the Libre Institute highlighted an issue that's gaining support across the ideological spectrum: Reforms in the criminal-justice system that would clean up the legal code, not only reducing penalties for nonviolent offenses but also removing many crimes from the books
Published: Saturday, October 8th, 2016 @ 4:03 am
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: Monday, September 5th, 2016 @ 10:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina has a serious problem. Adopting a default mens rea provision would go a long way to solving it.
Published: Friday, May 13th, 2016 @ 7:56 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The 2016 legislative short session begins April 25. While continued uncertainty over congressional (and even legislative) district maps could cut into the General Assembly's calendar, there are a number of moves our elected officials could make this year to highlight economic growth
Published: Sunday, May 1st, 2016 @ 1:59 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The 2016 legislative short session begins April 25. While continued uncertainty over congressional (and even legislative) district maps could cut into the General Assembly's calendar, there are a number of moves our elected officials could make this year to highlight economic growth
Published: Sunday, April 24th, 2016 @ 8:20 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In the last two years, academics and scholars of public policy have identified North Carolina as a state with an overly complex criminal code that can ensnare small businesses, farmers, and individuals who unknowingly fail to comply with regulatory rules. In 2014, Professor Jeff Welty of the...
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 12:18 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Apart from its compliance costs (which can be massive) and opportunity costs (which can be unfathomable), another cost of overregulation can be difficult in a different way to quantify: overcriminalization.
Published: Saturday, October 24th, 2015 @ 3:10 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015 was introduced this month by a bi-partisan group of US Senators that includes Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Mike Lee (R-UT), John Cornyn (R-TX), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Patrick Leahy...
Published: Friday, October 23rd, 2015 @ 11:31 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Most of us consider ourselves to be law-abiding citizens, but can we really be sure we aren't breaking some law - somewhere, sometime - during our normal daily activities
Published: Saturday, October 10th, 2015 @ 9:19 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, July 29th, 2015 @ 4:19 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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"'It was a nightmare': Man warns NC homeowners about little-known land rule," blared a headline from WRAL this week. Here is a snippet from the story...
Published: Saturday, July 18th, 2015 @ 3:34 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Because of tax reform, less burdensome regulations, and a general spirit of optimism, you have confidence that North Carolina is on the right track and this is the place to invest and start a business. You leap into the world of entrepreneurship. But you fail to file a required form on time and...
Published: Monday, May 11th, 2015 @ 6:36 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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