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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 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…
Most people know that judges are restricted in their First Amendment rights to freedom of speech. Judges and candidates for judicial office are unable to speak to policy and potential…
When the North Carolina Supreme Court ruled on our state’s voter ID law on April 28th, the justices only had to answer one narrow question: “[Does the voter ID law]…
The North Carolina Supreme court is scheduled to rehear two high-stakes election lawsuits on redistricting and voter ID. The State Supreme Court ruled on two different voter ID lawsuits last…
In a recent WFAE news interview, special master Bob Orr seemed to shift responsibility for North Carolina's congressional maps from the court's assigned special masters to the University of California…
Amanda Kieffer writes for Real Clear Policy about one state’s admirable education example. Parents across the Mountain State shouted for joy as news of the West Virginia Supreme Court’s ruling…
On August 31, the North Carolina Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the long-running Leandro v. State of North Carolina school funding case. The selected articles below offer various…
John Gizzi writes at Newsmax about the long-term significance of U.S. Rep. Ted Budd’s big primary win in the open U.S. Senate race. The larger-than-expected triumph Tuesday of Trump-backed Rep.…
Dallas Woodhouse reports for Carolina Journal Online on the state Senate’s new budget plan. A new CJ Opinion explores a 4-3 state Supreme Court decision involving a speeding driver relying…
Voters in 2020 gave Republicans more seats on the North Carolina Supreme Court, including elevating Republican Paul Newby to the Chief Justice seat. But Democrats maintain a 4-3 political advantage…