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State Rep. Sarah Stevens (R-Surry, Wilkes) is challenging Justice Anita Earls for her seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court. Although the race will not determine control of the court…
I was recently quoted in an article in the Carolina Journal that asked, “Are progressives strategically running in NC GOP primaries?” I noted that such occasional infiltrations are an inevitable…
The State Board of Elections (SBE) has released the mid-year semi-annual campaign finance reports from the two presumptive major party candidates for the 2026 North Carolina Supreme Court race, incumbent…
When historians and political scientists discuss the powers and authority of each state’s various branches, the consensus has been that North Carolina’s governor is among the weakest. However, this long-held…
The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled in Jefferson Griffin vs. North Carolina State Board of Elections on April 11. The decision mostly favored incumbent justice Allison Riggs (who was recused…
In the days before Christmas, incoming Gov. Josh Stein & then Gov. Roy Cooper filed their second lawsuit, asking the courts to block appointment changes made to the State Board…
Introduction The primary funding sources for county election boards are county governments, with some funding from the General Assembly. The General Assembly also funds the North Carolina State Board of…
Last week, Gov. Roy Cooper appointed North Carolina Appeals Court Judge Allison Riggs to the state Supreme Court to serve the remaining term of Justice Michael Morgan, who retired from…
North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls has recently filed a lawsuit against the North Carolina Judicial Standards Commission, alleging the commission has aimed to stifle her First Amendment right…
Gov. Roy Cooper announced on September 11 that he is appointing Allison Riggs to fill the remaining term of North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Michael Morgan, who announced his retirement…
What defines an activist court? Is it one that establishes new rules by expanding and stretching the constitution to write a perceived wrong, or is it a court that looks…
RALEIGH – Today’s opinion reflects the continued partisan assault from this court, which has been rightly dubbed ‘The Usurper Four.’ This cowardly-timed ruling dishonors the constitutional separation of powers, and Justice…