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Judge in H.B. 2 case now ‘writing on a blank slate’

RALEIGH — An order by the U.S. Supreme Court vacating a 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling on a transgender rights issue could affect a North Carolina case related to House Bill 2, a constitutional law expert said. Greg Wallace, professor of constitutional law at the Campbell University School of Law, said the ruling...

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New letter on transgender rights complicates, but doesn’t end, H.B. 2 lawsuits

A reversal of an Obama administration directive on transgender rights could spell the end of a House Bill 2 related lawsuit between the state and the federal government, but another lawsuit, brought by private parties, will keep the issue in flux. Obama’s guidance formed much of the basis for the legal action related to the...

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Cooper H.B. 2 compromise doesn’t address ‘home rule’ question

RALEIGH — Campbell University law Professor Greg Wallace says a simple repeal of House Bill 2 being pushed by Gov. Roy Cooper would put the state back in a “gray area” regarding municipal authority over nondiscrimination ordinances. “I’m not sure either side really wants this dispute to come down to that issue.” Cooper and other Democratic leaders advocated a straight-up...

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Friday Interview: Re-Defining Property

RALEIGH — Campbell University law professor Pat Hetrick recently discussed the re-definition of property with the John Locke Foundation’s Mitch Kokai following Hetrick’s address to the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society recently. The interview aired on Carolina Journal Radio (click here to find the station near you).

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