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Did a new law let Duke Energy illegally pass along $1 billion in fuel costs to North Carolina electricity customers? No. Nevertheless, a recent WRAL news report, amplified by the left-of-center…
Jordan Boyd writes for the Federalist about a significant ruling from federal appellate judges. President Donald Trump had the presidential and legal authority to terminate billions of taxpayer dollars to…
With Chief District Judge Richard Myers’ latest ruling, the North Carolina Supreme Court race may finally reach a conclusion. Myers’ ruling rejected the state Court of Appeals ruling as modified…
With all avenues of appeal exhausted in state courts, Judge Griffin’s challenge of North Carolina election law has found its way back before federal district court Judge Richard Myers. The…
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…
The legal challenges for the North Carolina Supreme Court election have been difficult to follow and generated much confusion. Not only has the case been active in both state and…
November 19, 2024 UPDATE While we will have a statewide recount, it appears that incumbent North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs has achieved the unlikely, pulling ahead of Griffin…
The North Carolina State Board of Elections voted 3–2 along party lines to keep Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the ballot on August 29. That divided vote led to a…
In 2020, Gov. Roy Cooper issued a slew of executive orders under the rubric of limiting the spread of Covid-19, which he justified by the slogan of “science and data.”…
North Carolina’s Certificate of Need law harms patients, insurers, and taxpayers by making health care more expensive and less accessible. In a lawsuit currently before the North Carolina Supreme Court,…
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…
Lord Acton famously observed that “Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely” Having led the chorus for Gov. Cooper’s illegal abuse of emergency powers under Covid. The News…