The North Carolina General Assembly addressed a “ghost voter” problem, which involves verification of same-day registrations before associated ballots are counted. A U.S. District Court upheld the verification process but enjoined…
NC State Board of Elections (SBE) Executive Director Karen Brinson Bell spoke to the NC House Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform committee yesterday. While the main topics were a…
To protect us from collusive settlements designed to circumvent NC laws, especially election laws, the General Assembly needs to strengthen and clarify G.S. 1-72.2(b) so that judges cannot cut legislative…
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…
Back in the days of the old Piedmont Publius blog I covered the crazy situation regarding a $300,000 loan from the City of Greensboro to the local production company Black…
In a ruling that should surprise no one, U.S. district Court Judge Catherine Eagles ruled that the N.C. General Assembly unconstitutionally redistricted the Greensboro City Council in 2015. As a…
I don’t think anyone would accuse U.S. District Court Judge Catherine Eagles of being a right-wing ideologue, which makes it all the more interesting that she found insufficient evidence that…
As most readers surely know, the North Carolina statute known as HB2 requires public agencies to assign users to multiple occupancy bathrooms, locker rooms, shower rooms, and similar facilities on the…
North Carolina’s election laws haven’t fared very well lately in the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. On July 1st the Court struck down changes to Wake County’s…
At this point, more questions than answers regarding the Greensboro City Council’s redistricting lawsuit. Aside from the main questions regarding who will defend the redistricting —-Guilford County attorney Mark Payne,…
Winston-Salem Journal reports: When Winston-Salem police and a federal agent searched a house in the 4300 block of Robinhood Road last March, they found a naked woman lying on a…
The lawsuit filed in Middle District Court in Greensboro says Forsyth County Sheriff Bill Schatzmann unjustly fired Deputy Michael Russell, claiming those serving in the National Guard must be protected…