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The U.S. Supreme Court returned to work in October with plenty of high-profile issues on its docket
Published: Tuesday, October 17th, 2017 @ 7:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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President Donald J. Trump today announced his sixth wave of United States Attorney nominations. The United States Attorney serves as the chief Federal law enforcement officer within his or her Federal judicial district.
Published: Saturday, September 9th, 2017 @ 10:19 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Roy Cooper has appointed Judge Thomas Lambeth to preside in Alamance County Superior Court
Published: Saturday, July 1st, 2017 @ 11:32 am
By: Governor's Office
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North Carolina's criminal code is out of control, but lawmakers are ready to rein it in
Published: Friday, June 30th, 2017 @ 6:49 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It came across as an offhand comment, not designed to sway colleagues to vote one way or another
Published: Thursday, June 1st, 2017 @ 9:56 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Campbell University law Professor Greg Wallace says a simple repeal of House Bill 2 being pushed by Gov. Roy Cooper would put the state back in a "gray area" regarding municipal authority over nondiscrimination ordinances
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2017 @ 12:46 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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This article will explain why the Executive Order and the temporary travel ban is legal and appropriate and why I think it will ultimately be upheld.
Published: Thursday, February 23rd, 2017 @ 2:27 am
By: Diane Rufino
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Governor Roy Cooper has appointed three new judges to preside over North Carolina courts
Published: Monday, February 20th, 2017 @ 10:25 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Earlier this week, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), and Joe Manchin (D-WV) introduced the Probation Officer Protection Act of 2017-a bill
Published: Saturday, February 18th, 2017 @ 11:07 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Enormous sums of money flowed into the Clinton Foundation during her years as Secretary of State. These funds cannot be accounted for. Tens of millions of dollars were diverted. Furthermore, there is a discrepancy between what people gave the foundation and what it reported.
Published: Thursday, October 13th, 2016 @ 10:37 am
By: Diane Rufino
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A recent event hosted by the Libre Institute highlighted an issue that's gaining support across the ideological spectrum: Reforms in the criminal-justice system that would clean up the legal code, not only reducing penalties for nonviolent offenses but also removing many crimes from the books
Published: Saturday, October 8th, 2016 @ 4:03 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In 2009, the General Assembly passed a law prohibiting online bullying of juveniles. The rarely-used law recently was struck down as unconstitutional, with the N.C. Supreme Court holding that the poorly worded law violates First Amendment free-speech rights
Published: Saturday, October 1st, 2016 @ 11:50 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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No one has asked my opinion on the FBI director's press conference on July 5, 2016. Since that has never stopped me before, I offer my two cents worth here.
Published: Sunday, July 10th, 2016 @ 4:02 am
By: Bobby Tony
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Attorney General Roy Cooper's defense of a critical state law protecting minors from sex offenders is facing criticism after a federal judge ruled against the state and in favor of a group of sex offenders
Published: Tuesday, June 21st, 2016 @ 12:23 am
By: McCrory Communications
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On Wednesday, ADF International officially launched the second edition of Paul Coleman’s book Censored: How European “Hate Speech” Laws Are Threatening Freedom of Speech
Published: Saturday, June 18th, 2016 @ 3:42 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Americans have been quite creative about finding novel ways to use - and abuse - the new communications media that have become available in recent years
Published: Tuesday, January 12th, 2016 @ 11:00 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Americans have been quite creative about finding novel ways to use -- and abuse -- the new communications media that have become available in recent years.
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 4:21 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Most of us consider ourselves to be law-abiding citizens, but can we really be sure we aren't breaking some law - somewhere, sometime - during our normal daily activities
Published: Saturday, October 10th, 2015 @ 9:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory has signed the following bills into law.
Published: Friday, September 25th, 2015 @ 10:31 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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"'It was a nightmare': Man warns NC homeowners about little-known land rule," blared a headline from WRAL this week. Here is a snippet from the story...
Published: Saturday, July 18th, 2015 @ 3:34 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory has signed the following bills into law.
Published: Sunday, June 21st, 2015 @ 4:19 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Because of tax reform, less burdensome regulations, and a general spirit of optimism, you have confidence that North Carolina is on the right track and this is the place to invest and start a business. You leap into the world of entrepreneurship. But you fail to file a required form on time and...
Published: Monday, May 11th, 2015 @ 6:36 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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We're seeing a lot of chest-thumping from a lot of folks talking about what a player he or she thinks she is on Jones Street. But we're finding that a surprising number of legislators are having a challenging time making it to the floor TO VOTE.
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 11:53 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Do you want to go to college but think you have waited too late to start this spring? Or do you want to pick up a class to complete your schedule?
Published: Saturday, February 28th, 2015 @ 4:11 am
By: Chris Downey
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Governor Pat McCrory has appointed Steve Messick District Court Judge in the 15A Judicial District and Richard Holloway District Court Judge in the 25th Judicial District.
Published: Thursday, February 12th, 2015 @ 7:00 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Governor Pat McCrory announced today that Rebecca Eggers-Gryder has been appointed District Court Judge in the 24th Judicial District. Eggers-Gryder will fill the vacancy created by the governor's appointment of former Chief District Court Judge Gregory Horne to the Superior Court bench in...
Published: Saturday, January 24th, 2015 @ 12:57 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Governor Pat McCrory has appointed attorney Todd Pomeroy as Superior Court judge for Cleveland and Lincoln counties. Pomeroy will fill the vacancy of Superior Court Judge James W. Morgan in District 27B who will retire on December 31, 2014.
Published: Monday, December 29th, 2014 @ 11:52 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Senate on Thursday passed a revised version of H1224 (Local Sales Tax Options/Econ Devpt Changes) that changes county sales tax authority.
Published: Sunday, July 27th, 2014 @ 12:53 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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I chose to return to school at the age of thirty-eight. I had been working on the floor for a large manufacturing company when lay-offs began there in late 2008 and I took a small buyout in early 2009 to avoid what was more than likely the ax next.
Published: Tuesday, April 29th, 2014 @ 12:05 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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There is sooooooo much apprehension in the mainstream media these days about negatively affecting the self-esteem of criminal law breakers not of the Caucasian persuasion.
Published: Saturday, February 22nd, 2014 @ 11:37 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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The Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointments
Published: Saturday, January 25th, 2014 @ 8:10 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Bill Barber, his rabble, and their allies in the media and North Carolina Democrat Party have been hitting us with sob stories about the short-changing of higher education in North Carolina that apparently started when that bad man from Charlotte moved into the executive mansion on Blount Street.
Published: Wednesday, November 27th, 2013 @ 10:21 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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