RALEIGH – As part of our commitment to the constitutional right to keep and bear arms, the John Locke Foundation has joined a brief in Bianchi v. Frosh, a critical Second Amendment case in which the plaintiffs are requesting review by the U.S. Supreme Court, formally known as a Petition for Writ of Certiorari. In Bianchi v....
A statement from Amy O. Cooke, CEO of the John Locke Foundation: “Tonight the Democrat justices on the North Carolina Supreme Court lived up to their nickname: “the usurper four.” They sided with the discredited Marc Elias, Eric Holder, and well-funded special-interest groups against North Carolina voters. They willingly violated the sacrosanct principle of separation...
“Marc Elias proves again that he has an exceedingly high tolerance for his own hypocrisy and shame. He called the North Carolina map drawn by the GOP-controlled legislature a “grotesque partisan gerrymander,” “indefensible,” and proof the Republican Party “has lost all shame.” Elias’ law firm, the Elias Law Group, is representing the plaintiffs in Harper v. Hall, one...
RALEIGH – In a victory for the voters of North Carolina, and after unrelenting exposure by the Carolina Journal, the nonprofit journalism arm of the John Locke Foundation, the state Supreme Court has announced it will uphold the integrity of the judiciary, which will allow Republican Justices Phil Berger Jr. and Tamara Barringer to remain on NAACP v....
RALEIGH – Jordan Roberts, a rising star in North Carolina’s liberty movement, has been selected to lead the John Locke Foundation’s government affairs division. Roberts’ promotion to Director of Government Affairs is effective December 20, 2021. A four-year veteran of Locke, Roberts takes the reins of the legislative-focused team from Becki Gray, his mentor and...
Judge Lee’s Leandro Ruling Is Not a Moral Crusade. It’s a Money Grab. Judge David Lee’s Leandro ruling is not a moral crusade. It’s a money grab. Today, Judge Lee trampled the North Carolina constitution and embraced a brazen scheme to sidestep the elected members of the General Assembly and raid the public purse. Judge...
RALEIGH — Today, the John Locke Foundation released the updated Civitas Partisan Index. This tool reflects the political balance of power in North Carolina. Modeled after the Cook Partisan Voting Index, the Civitas Partisan Index (CPI) compares the political leanings of voters in each state House and Senate district with the partisan voting tendencies of the state as...
RALEIGH – North Carolina’s leading voices for constitutional government, election integrity, and the rule of law have filed an amicus brief in NAACP v. Moore, urging the North Carolina Supreme Court to reject an effort to render moot the 5,470,066 votes cast for two justices in the 2020 election. The brief outlines the legal grounds...
No. We won’t comply with Biden’s vaccine mandate, and no one else should either. “That one man – Joe Biden – wants to force free Americans to inject something into their bodies should be abhorrent to everyone. That some think it’s acceptable shows how much our foundational freedoms have eroded. To my profound disappointment, authoritarianism...
RALEIGH – Teachers deserve respect. For too long, their voices have been held hostage by the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE); their legitimate challenges drowned out by NCAE’s political theatrics and divisive and partisan agenda. To give classroom professionals a real voice, the John Locke Foundation has launched a statewide campaign to encourage educators...
RALEIGH – As teachers across North Carolina begin one of the most challenging school years of their careers, the John Locke Foundation today launched a statewide campaign to provide them with the tools to reject politics in the classroom and neutralize pressure to conform. “Leave NCAE” is a combined billboard and digital project which shows...
RALEIGH – In comments submitted today to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), the John Locke Foundation’s senior fellow of regulatory studies, economist Jon Sanders, urges environmental reviewers to refrain from moving forward with the proposed Kitty Hawk wind farm project off the North Carolina coastline due to significant negative environmental, economic, and ecological...