Ilya Shapiro, senior fellow in constitutional studies at the libertarian Cato Institute and editor-in-chief of the Cato Supreme Court Review, discusses key developments during the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2016-17 term. Shapiro offered these comments during an interview for Carolina Journal Radio.
If you see a crime, who are you going to call? If you’re civic minded, the state’s toll-free 911 system. In the near future, 911 callers also will be able to send photos, videos, and text messages of a crime in progress.
From Carolina Journal Radio Program No. 748: While U.S. Supreme Court justices enjoy a brief break in their work, Ilya Shapiro is busy analyzing the court’s work from the past year. Shapiro is senior fellow in constitutional studies at the libertarian Cato Institute and editor-in-chief of the Cato Supreme…
Devastation in Texas linked to Hurricane Harvey and the threat of East Coast damage from Hurricane Irma helped lead to higher prices at N.C. gas pumps. State officials also invoked North Carolina’s price-gouging law. Roy Cordato, John Locke Foundation senior economist and resident scholar, explains why the law ignores the…
A three-judge panel in Wake County Superior Court granted an extended 30 day stay requested by the State Board of Education in the lawsuit between the board and State Superintendent Mark Johnson while appeals are pending. The board filed a lawsuit last December over the General Assembly’s decision…
Under federal civil asset forfeiture, local and state law enforcement officers can take your property, including cash, if they suspect said property was somehow connected to a crime. You may be charged with a crime, or you may not. It doesn’t matter, because, as it’s technically…
The U.S. House of Representatives just took a knife to funding for the federal civil asset forfeiture program — a move that could help protect innocent North Carolinians and their property. Lawmakers on Tuesday passed an amendment — part of a larger appropriations bill — that puts a clamp…
Under federal civil asset forfeiture, local and state law enforcement officers can take your property, including cash, if they suspect said property was somehow connected to a crime. You may be charged with a crime, or you may not. It doesn’t matter, because, as it’s technically…
RALEIGH — The Wake County Superior Court has a new leader. Chief Justice Mark Martin has appointed Superior Court Judge Paul Ridgeway to succeed senior resident Judge Donald Stephens, who will retire Nov. 1. “Judge Ridgeway has served with distinction as Superior Court judge,…
Democrats on the House Select Committee on Judicial Redistricting on Tuesday tried to raise objections to the comprehensive judicial redistricting plans in House Bill 717. They got a detailed history and civics lessons instead. Rep. Joe John, D-Wake, asked if there…
