Legislative defendants in North Carolina’s legal fight over new election maps are seeking Supreme Court Justice Sam “Jimmy” Ervin IV’s recusal from the case.
Published: Sunday, January 9th, 2022 @ 9:33 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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After splitting along party lines just twice in their first six months together, the current lineup of the N.C. Supreme Court has produced four more 4-3 partisan splits today.
Published: Thursday, September 2nd, 2021 @ 9:29 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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In 1973, Senator Sam Ervin, a self-described "country lawyer" from Morganton, was chosen to head the Senate Select Committee investigating the Watergate break-in
Published: Tuesday, April 25th, 2017 @ 2:48 am
By: Tom Campbell
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The North Carolina State Bar circumvented the State Board of Elections, may have trampled a Stanly County candidate's constitutional rights, and possibly ran afoul of a prior U.S. Supreme Court ruling when it demanded that Jim Phillips change his campaign signs, critics allege.
Published: Saturday, March 15th, 2014 @ 9:49 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Attorney General Roy Cooper's use of a personal liability umbrella insurance policy to pay for his defense in a 13-year-old defamation lawsuit allows him to keep confidential how much he has paid lawyers for his defense, something he could not do if he were using a campaign account or legal defense
Published: Wednesday, December 11th, 2013 @ 12:12 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Hard as it may be to believe at the moment, given all the news and chatter coming out of Jones Street, the 2013 session of the North Carolina General Assembly is about to enter its final phase.
Published: Sunday, May 5th, 2013 @ 12:49 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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