Lawsuit would require state Supreme Court reversal on ‘fair’ elections
A former member of the state's highest court is challenging a 10-month-old ruling from that court on the issue of electoral redistricting.
A former member of the state's highest court is challenging a 10-month-old ruling from that court on the issue of electoral redistricting.
US District Judge James Dever argues that plaintiffs fall short of the high standard needed to justify the "odious" sorting of voters by race.
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses North Carolina’s upcoming March 5 primary elections. Kokai offered these comments during the Feb. 2, 2024, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “State Lines.”
Legal issues raised by North Carolina's attorney general and a state Supreme Court justice deserve further scrutiny.
The governor's legal team worked actively to undermine a three-judge panel's decision about appointments to the Environmental Management Commission.
The state House's top Democrat offers good ideas for boosting transparency and accountability in the budget process.
A former state Supreme Court justice promises a lawsuit tied to the concept of "fair" elections. State and federal courts have ruled out that type of suit in redistricting cases.
Democrats' success in striking down previous Republican-drawn election maps sets up roadblocks for active lawsuits in 2024.
A 2020 law designed to protect the University of North Carolina from COVID-related lawsuits secured near-unanimous support. The state Supreme Court will decide whether it ran afoul of the state and federal constitutions.
The John Locke Foundation has urged lawmakers for more than a decade to reform a system that hurts good drivers and thwarts innovation.
Lee Roberts, named interim chancellor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, served as state budget director under former Gov. Pat McCrory. Roberts discussed key state budget issues with Carolina Journal Radio on Dec. 8, 2015.
A legal fight over regulation of one parking lot and a barge service could have broader implications.