Carolina Journal reports on Phil Berger Jr.’s interest in running for a seat on the N.C. Supreme Court. He is the son of state Senate leader, Phil Berger, R-Rockingham. Phil…
A unanimous three-judge panel of the N.C. Court of Appeals has dismissed an appeal from Gov. Pat McCrory’s administration in a legal dispute with media outlets and two left-of-center nonprofit…
A split panel of the N.C. Court of Appeals has affirmed this morning a trial court ruling preserving career status, or tenure, for N.C. public school teachers. But the ruling…
In one of the more memorable opening lines of an opinion from the N.C. Court of Appeals, Judge Linda Stephens writes of Fehrenbacher, et al v. City of Durham, et…
“Temporary” state employees who logged more than 12 consecutive months of work without benefits can move forward with a breach-of-contract lawsuit against the state, based on a ruling this morning…
In legislative races, there’s no way to avoid describing a big win for Democrats. Dems picked up as many as five seats in the House and up to two seats…
With 99 percent of precincts reporting, Donna Stroud leads appointed incumbent Appeals Court Judge Linda Stephens by about 5,000 votes out of 1.5 million cast. It’s 50.17 percent to 49.83…
There’s one statewide court race that’s still very tight. In a nominally non-partisan race for a seat on the N.C. Court of Appeals, Republican Donna Stroud leads appointed incumbent Democrat…
With 28 percent of precincts reporting, appointed incumbent (Democrat) Linda Stephens now leads (Republican) Donna Stroud 51 percent to 49 percent. Incumbent (Democrat) Bob Hunter has stretched his lead to…
In the two statewide races for the N.C. Court of Appeals, incumbent Bob Hunter (Democrat in this nominally non-partisan race) has held a double-digit lead throughout polling. With about 8…
The Morgan wing of the N.C. House GOP caucus took a major hit tonight. The former House co-speaker lost a squeaker in his own re-election bid, while ally Rick Eddins…
It’s too soon to announce these results as final — but three out of four votes statewide have been counted. If the current trend holds in the race for Justice…