This week, Carolina Journal’s Brooke Conrad reported on the North Carolina gerrymandering court case, Common Cause v. Lewis. The trial ended on Friday, yet many constitutional experts believe this is…
This week, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a decision on partisan gerrymandering in Common Cause v. Rucho. According to Carolina Journal reporter Dan Way’s reporting: In writing the 5-4…
North Carolina has seen some good news in recent years when it comes to free-speech protections on college campuses. Jenna Robinson of the Martin Center for Academic Renewal explains during…
Basically the Uptown Paper of Record concludes that court challenges to some of the proposed amendments to the state constitution will not pass legal muster: You might have noticed something…
Come November, North Carolina voters will give a thumbs up or thumbs down to six amendments to the North Carolina constitution. Carolina Journal’s Julie Havlak details the six, and she…
North Carolina’s bloated, confusing criminal code needs a complete rewrite. Before that can happen, state lawmakers want an index of all the crimes currently in effect in the state. Jon…
As the N.C. House and Senate debate as many as a half dozen potential amendments to the N.C. Constitution, Wake Forest University professor John Dinan reminds us that states tend…
As N.C. lawmakers prepare to consider potential state constitutional amendments for the November ballot, Wake Forest political scientist John Dinan probes the history of state constitutional amendments across the country.…
Monday at JLF: Timing couldn’t be better to hear from Professor John Dinan on amending state constitutions. Join us at Noon in person at JLF or live on Facebook. Save…
Next Monday at noon, a presentation on state constitutions that you don’t want to miss. Unlike the U.S. Constitution, which is rarely amended, state constitutions are amended on a regular…
A plan to replace Obamacare has generated mixed reviews on Capitol Hill, even among right-of-center lawmakers and analysts. Katherine Restrepo explores the pros and cons of this latest proposal for…
Candidates for governor and U.S. Senate hit the debate stage in the next week in North Carolina. Rick Henderson previews the debates and assesses their significance during the next edition…