Each week, staff at Carolina Journal looks back at the week in N.C. politics and chooses what we think are some interesting, relevant stories you may have missed. Here’s a week in review: ECU Poll: A new poll…
The N.C. Court of Appeals determined the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office violated a Vietnam veteran’s due process rights by denying his application for a concealed handgun permit. Paul Valone, president of Grass Roots N.C., says the case is part of a…
Clark Neily, vice president for criminal justice at the Cato Institute, discusses problems associated with the U.S. Supreme Court’s “qualified immunity doctrine.” Neily offered these comments during an interview for Carolina Journal Radio.
Just one of this year's N.C. Supreme Court cases features contrasting opinions from the Democratic chief justice and the lone Republican.
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses major cases on tap for the 2019-20 U.S. Supreme Court term. Kokai offered these comments during the Oct. 11, 2019, edition of UNC-TV’s “Front Row with Marc Rotterman.”…
With 2020 primaries quickly approaching, the State Board of Elections says it will need contested election maps by early December. In early September, the three-judge panel in Common Cause v. Lewis ordered the General Assembly to draw new maps for the…
New maps proposed for 2020 legislative elections emerged from the most open, transparent process North Carolina ever has used to draw election lines. It would be a shame to see those maps tossed out through a process that lacks the same degree of transparency. But that opaque outcome remains a…
John Locke Foundation Chairman John Hood and Senior Vice President Becki Gray assess potential changes in North Carolina’s laws regarding marijuana. Hood and Gray offered these comments during the Sept. 27, 2019, edition of “NC SPIN.”…
Former N.C. Republican Party Chairman Robin Hayes lied to the FBI during the bureau’s investigation of an alleged attempt to bribe Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey, a proposed guilty plea filed in federal court says. Hayes’ attorney filed the documents Friday, Sept. 27, with the U.S. District Court office in Statesville.
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses federal government whistleblower protections. Kokai offered these comments for a Sept. 26, 2019, report on WNCN (CBS 17).
