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Plaintiffs challenging a recent ruling in a federal North Carolina redistricting lawsuit have asked the full 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals to consider the case.
Published: Wednesday, October 8th, 2025 @ 8:23 am
By: Carolina Journal
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With the recent landmark SCOTUS ruling, a significant stride was made in dismantling racial discrimination in America, in this case regarding college admissions.
Published: Wednesday, September 13th, 2023 @ 11:32 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses the potential impact for Congress of a recent N.C. Supreme Court ruling dealing with election maps.
Published: Monday, July 31st, 2023 @ 6:09 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The New York Times offered a possible “solution” on Thursday that would allow colleges to circumvent the Supreme Court’s recent ruling regarding Affirmative Action in the admissions process.
Published: Saturday, July 22nd, 2023 @ 9:25 am
By: Daily Wire
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The North Carolina Supreme Court recently issued three significant election rulings regarding Voter ID, Political Gerrymandering, and Felon voting. These decisions have led many left-wing activists to proclaim this “the end of democracy.” The irony of this claim is clearly lost on them.
Published: Monday, June 19th, 2023 @ 9:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh had to leave a Washington steakhouse via the back door thanks to protesters who had a beef with him over the high court’s recent abortion ruling, according to a report.
Published: Wednesday, December 28th, 2022 @ 6:34 pm
By: Daily Wire
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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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The N.C. Home Builders Association is sharing its concerns about a recent court ruling against an Ashe County asphalt plant.
Published: Tuesday, November 29th, 2022 @ 9:57 am
By: Carolina Journal
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My latest article for the American Institute for Economic Research finds a flicker of good news amid the blizzard of bad news that has marked the Biden years so far. That good news is the recent Supreme Court ruling in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency:
Published: Wednesday, August 31st, 2022 @ 11:54 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Charlotte has asked the N.C. Court of Appeals to reconsider its decision not to publish a recent ruling in a rezoning fight.
Published: Wednesday, August 31st, 2022 @ 12:04 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Some legal experts say that the Democratic Party’s meltdown over the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on greenhouse gases and the Environmental Protection Agency is a bunch of hot air.
Published: Thursday, July 14th, 2022 @ 8:41 am
By: Daily Wire
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Mark Levin has called the most recent Supreme Court ruling on the meaning and intent of the Second Amendment “the most significant Second Amendment case since Heller and McDonald.” (landmark Second Amendment cases, 2008 and 2010, respectively). And I believe he is correct.
Published: Friday, July 8th, 2022 @ 8:16 am
By: Diane Rufino
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Winners of a recent trial court ruling on voting rights for felons want the N.C. Supreme Court to take up the case. The ruling could affect 56,000 felons who have completed active prison time.
Published: Wednesday, April 6th, 2022 @ 7:38 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The latest filing in a case of now-repealed Mecklenburg County judicial districts urges the state Supreme Court to focus on its recent precedent involving statewide election maps.
Published: Thursday, March 31st, 2022 @ 10:04 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings against the Biden administration.
Published: Wednesday, January 12th, 2022 @ 9:39 am
By: Carolina Journal
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State Controller Linda Combs is going to court to block a recent ruling in the long-running Leandro school funding case.
Published: Wednesday, December 8th, 2021 @ 11:31 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Felons who registered to vote in North Carolina during an 11-day window between recent court rulings will be allowed to vote in upcoming elections. The state Supreme Court ruled Friday in favor of those quick-acting prospective voters.
Published: Saturday, October 30th, 2021 @ 2:18 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Nicholas Rowan of the Washington Examiner reports on Democratic criticism of a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
Published: Wednesday, October 20th, 2021 @ 11:34 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina Republican Party released the following statement following the recent Supreme Court ruling in Circosta V. Moore
Published: Thursday, October 29th, 2020 @ 2:36 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Below is NCGOP Chairman Michael Whatley’s Statement regarding the recent court ruling allowing convicted fellows to vote before completing their full sentence.
Published: Tuesday, September 8th, 2020 @ 5:08 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Gov. Roy Cooper has no personal stake in the outcome of Desmond v. News and Observer.
Published: Saturday, August 29th, 2020 @ 11:00 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Rob Crilly of the Washington Examiner reports that President Trump’s supporters cheer a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
Published: Sunday, July 12th, 2020 @ 11:39 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Staying in one’s own lane can prove especially difficult for a government official.
Published: Tuesday, June 23rd, 2020 @ 3:42 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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If being cooped up for days has made you irritable, so irritable that you’ve taken out your frustrations online, a recent ruling from the N.C. Court of Appeals might offer a small degree of comfort.
Published: Thursday, April 9th, 2020 @ 3:46 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Kevin Daley of the Washington Free Beacon reports on workers’ response to a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
Published: Tuesday, March 24th, 2020 @ 4:04 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A recent court ruling has potentially opened the door to recognizing that parents need more choice in determining where to send their children to school.
Published: Sunday, January 19th, 2020 @ 10:45 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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I have written about gerrymandering in these pages before, but the recent Superior Court ruling that the state’s legislative districts constitute an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander makes me want to do it again.
Published: Sunday, October 20th, 2019 @ 1:34 am
By: Carolina Journal
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As legal battles continue over North Carolina's election maps, one recent development deserves special recognition: A state three-judge panel has chosen to distinguish the legal process from partisan gamesmanship
Published: Friday, February 23rd, 2018 @ 3:03 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Roy Cooper’s legal team is counting on the N.C. Supreme Court to overturn a recent trial-court ruling in a dispute over state elections management
Published: Sunday, November 26th, 2017 @ 9:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory issued a statement following the recent 4-4 U.S. Supreme Court decision on whether to stay a lower court ruling on the state's voter ID law...
Published: Sunday, September 4th, 2016 @ 3:19 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Governor Pat McCrory issued a statement following the recent 4-4 U.S. Supreme Court decision on whether to stay a lower court ruling on the state's voter ID law
Published: Sunday, September 4th, 2016 @ 12:46 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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A recent Carolina Journal article highlighted an important ruling against an occupational license in Texas. North Carolina state leaders should take note.
Published: Monday, September 14th, 2015 @ 2:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Drunks don't always make the most cooperative suspects. But it's not clear how aggressively police can pursue evidence, such as blood samples, when they apprehend a suspect who's suspected of driving while intoxicated. And a recent ruling by the state Court of Appeals hasn't settled the matter.
Published: Saturday, November 15th, 2014 @ 9:57 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Rezoning petitions can become quite controversial, with losing parties often turning to the courts to challenge decisions made by local governments. A recent ruling by the state’s second-highest court highlights a crucial detail that cities and towns must include in their rezoning decisions before t
Published: Wednesday, October 1st, 2014 @ 8:43 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Two recent federal appeals court rulings address the question of whether Obamacare’s health insurance subsidies for individual-market consumers can be distributed to those purchasing insurance through federal exchanges.
Published: Saturday, August 9th, 2014 @ 12:13 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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For the second time in recent weeks, a federal judge has issued a ruling favorable to plaintiffs seeking to block the IRS from collecting tax penalties from employers in states such as North Carolina that do not have a state health insurance exchange under Obamacare. If any of several lawsuits...
Published: Thursday, October 24th, 2013 @ 8:02 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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