Newly sworn in Chief Justice Paul Newby is wasting little time in getting North Carolina’s court system back up and running.
Published: Tuesday, January 19th, 2021 @ 7:35 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Moments after the N.C. State Supreme Court held its formal ceremonial investiture for all newly elected members, Republicans signaled that the extended closures of North Carolina’s judicial branch ordered by former Democrat Chief Justice Cherie Beasley due to COVID-19 can’t continue under the state
Published: Sunday, January 10th, 2021 @ 3:50 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Friday, the extremist leftwing majority on North Carolina Supreme Court continued their habit of legislating from the bench and quietly released a series of radical opinions changing existing laws.
Published: Tuesday, June 9th, 2020 @ 6:19 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Governor Cooper appointed two new judges, the Honorable William F. “Tripp” Helms and Rex Marvel, to district courts in Union and Mecklenburg counties respectively.
Published: Friday, September 27th, 2019 @ 12:05 pm
By: Governor's Office
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When conservatives argue for judicial restraint, most don’t mean that the judicial branch ought to be supine and subservient to lawmakers and executives.
Published: Sunday, August 11th, 2019 @ 9:41 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Governor Roy Cooper announced today three judicial appointments to District and Superior Courts
Published: Monday, October 22nd, 2018 @ 7:53 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Debate got testy Friday, April 27, as the Joint Select Committee on Judicial Reform and Redistricting discussed two House-passed bills awaiting action in the Senate
Published: Tuesday, May 8th, 2018 @ 9:07 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On the question of how North Carolina should select its judges, and especially the justices of the Supreme Court, the state's political leaders expressed sharply divergent views
Published: Wednesday, May 2nd, 2018 @ 12:28 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Why do our courts allow the silly people to push them around?
Published: Monday, February 5th, 2018 @ 9:33 pm
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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Gov. Roy Cooper wasted no time responding to his latest courtroom loss. “With the makeup of this three-judge panel, we fully expected this result,” Cooper said, within minutes of learning last week about the N.C. Court of Appeals opinion
Published: Thursday, November 23rd, 2017 @ 11:42 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A new 15-member state Senate committee will tackle issues linked to judicial reform and redistricting. Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockinghham, announced the committee's formation this morning
Published: Thursday, October 26th, 2017 @ 2:21 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A federal court signaled Thursday that General Assembly Republicans' gambit to create race-neutral legislative districts may backfire
Published: Wednesday, October 18th, 2017 @ 6:56 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Judges in one of North Carolina's ongoing electoral redistricting fights are explaining why voters will not face special legislative elections before the regularly scheduled 2018 races
Published: Tuesday, September 26th, 2017 @ 3:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The House and the Senate finally passed redistricting maps after weeks of contentious committee meetings and public hearings
Published: Tuesday, September 12th, 2017 @ 2:16 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The battle between the Republican-led General Assembly and Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper intensified Tuesday
Published: Saturday, August 12th, 2017 @ 7:13 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Legislative lawyers told a three-judge federal panel handling a redistricting lawsuit a special General Assembly election this year would affect nearly two-thirds of the districts in the state, cost $20 million, and force lawmakers to violate several other constitutional provisions
Published: Wednesday, July 12th, 2017 @ 2:12 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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After two rushed committee meetings Tuesday, Senate Bill 68 seems on its way to quick passage. The floor vote on the measure merging the State Board of Elections and the State Ethics Commission is on Thursday’s House calendar
Published: Saturday, April 8th, 2017 @ 7:21 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Do you keep up with your friends and family by typing personal letters and dropping them in the mailbox? Do you do all your shopping at the mall? When traveling, do you use a pay phone to get directions or to call a taxi?
Published: Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017 @ 9:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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One key consequence of the 2016 elections in North Carolina was that the state's court system drew a great deal of attention
Published: Wednesday, December 28th, 2016 @ 2:33 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Typically, experts and analysts can distill an election's outcome down to a small list of reasonable conclusions
Published: Saturday, November 12th, 2016 @ 1:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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If this is the way you are going to react, please don't pay any attention to me!
Published: Monday, October 17th, 2016 @ 12:10 pm
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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Recent debates about the legal challenge of North Carolina's 2013 election law highlight a particularly disturbing feature of present-day political discourse: Pundits and politicians frequently fail to acknowledge the important differences between a policy debate and a legal dispute
Published: Saturday, August 27th, 2016 @ 12:22 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor McCrory issued the following statement regarding legislation signed today to restore the right to sue for discrimination in state courts
Published: Sunday, July 24th, 2016 @ 5:00 am
By: McCrory Communications
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I often have wondered how many North Carolinians have taken the time to study or at least generally refer to the North Carolina Constitution
Published: Monday, May 23rd, 2016 @ 1:13 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory will be appearing on CBS News Sunday Morning on May 24, 2015 to discuss North Carolina's Veterans Treatment Courts.
Published: Monday, May 25th, 2015 @ 1:52 am
By: Chris Downey
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We got a refresher lesson in civics this week; one we hope will stick in our memories for many years.
Published: Saturday, April 4th, 2015 @ 9:58 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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A bipartisan group in the N.C. House has introduced legislation that would transfer misdemeanor offenses by 16- and 17-year-olds from adult courts to the juvenile system.
Published: Wednesday, April 1st, 2015 @ 9:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina's new Chief Justice Mark Martin wants to modernize the state's judicial system technologically as he seeks more stable funding for the courts.
Published: Wednesday, February 18th, 2015 @ 1:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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At least two North Carolina magistrates have resigned rather than perform same-sex marriages, citing conflicts with their religious beliefs.
Published: Friday, October 24th, 2014 @ 2:42 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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For many of us, Labor Day signifies the last day of summer. For local governments, it is the day property tax bills are sent to millions of citizens. Property taxes are one of the oldest forms of taxation in North Carolina and were used through the 1930s as a joint tax by state and local...
Published: Saturday, September 6th, 2014 @ 1:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The U.S. Supreme Court is supposed to uphold the U.S. Constitution's limits on the federal government's powers.
Published: Sunday, July 13th, 2014 @ 11:09 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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During the Great Recession and its aftermath, few issues in North Carolina politics have been as contentious as fiscal policy. According to a literature survey of recent studies examining the relationship between public policy and economic performance at the state and local level, it is clear...
Published: Sunday, May 18th, 2014 @ 4:20 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The past quarter-century of academic scholarship suggests state and local officials can promote economic growth by keeping overall tax and regulatory burdens as low as possible, investing effectively in public safety and the courts, and increasing productivity of spending on infrastructure and educa
Published: Wednesday, April 30th, 2014 @ 10:42 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointments today
Published: Friday, February 28th, 2014 @ 12:19 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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