Opinion
Case from ’80s offers clues for voters in NC Supreme Court race
The two candidates in North Carolina's Supreme Court race took very different approaches to the court's ruling in the State v. Carter rape case.
News
Lawmakers build momentum for criminal justice reforms after Charlotte murder
State lawmakers are rounding up support across branches of North Carolina’s government ahead of a major criminal law reform bill expected to be filed Sept. 22 in the General Assembly. The move comes amid public outrage following the recent light rail murder of 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska in Charlotte and growing demands for stronger protections in public spaces.
Opinion
State Supreme Court recusal debate highlights timeless lesson
Had Democrats succeeded with a 2021 plan to rewrite state Supreme Court recusal rules, Justice Anita Earls might have been disqualified from the recent Leandro hearing.
Opinion
Stein, Earls lawsuits could pave way for good-government reforms
Legal issues raised by North Carolina's attorney general and a state Supreme Court justice deserve further scrutiny.
News
Earls drops lawsuit against judicial standards group
State Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls is dropping her federal lawsuit against the North Carolina Judicial Standards Commission. Earls indicated Wednesday the commission had dismissed a complaint against her that could have led to discipline from her colleagues.
Opinion
Earls is right — legislature should reform Judicial Standards now
As a conservative commentator, I rarely find agreement with Democrat NC Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls. However, today I do. The North Carolina Judicial Standards Commission should not be in the business of policing political speech. As reported by Carolina Journal, Earls — the most liberal and outspoken member of the state Supreme Court — has filed...
Opinion
Democratic justices reject democratic vote
On November 6, 2018, the people of North Carolina voted to amend their state constitution. By a 57% to 43% margin, they added a provision to protect the right to hunt and fish. By the same percentages, they also modified a section about the state’s income tax, setting the highest possible rate at 7% instead...
Opinion
The left’s blatant hypocrisy over Anita Earls
Do campaign contributions from special interest groups influence judicial candidates when they reach the bench? If you ask North Carolina progressives, the answer will be: it depends. Their answer will depend on whichever answer helps advance their cause at the moment. This has become clear in the recent debate over whether state Supreme Court Justice...
Opinion
Justices are fishing for a reason to reject lower court on redistricting
The NC Supreme Court was certainly digging to find reasons to reject the lower court’s ruling on the NC General Assembly’s redistricting maps. One of the questions directed at the NCGA’s counsel that stood out to me came from Associate Justice Anita Earls when she was basically advocating for proportionality among political parties. She used...
News
Earls on CNN Supreme Court shortlist, Beasley also attracts attention
The Democratic frontrunner in North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race and a sitting state Supreme Court justice both appear on a high-profile shortlist of candidates to replace U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. CNN also includes one of them, Justice Anita Earls, on its list of eight potential replacements. Breyer, 83, is expected to announce soon...
Opinion
Fight over removing Supreme Court justices in voter ID case goes public
A new N.C. Supreme Court order confirms that the court’s justices are considering whether to remove two colleagues from hearing a high-profile case involving voter ID. Carolina Journal was first to report that the court’s four Democrats were contemplating the move that would block two Republican justices from taking part in the case. It’s a...
News
Top Democrat attorney bails on Supreme Court case 70 minutes before motion to nullify GOP justice
Left-wing activist plaintiffs have filed another motion to block a Republican Supreme Court justice from hearing a high-profile election-related lawsuit. But they lost one of their lawyers along the way. The lawyer, a Democrat and former state solicitor general, asked the Supreme Court to be removed from the case roughly 70 minutes before the controversial...
