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JLF’s Jon Guze pans N.C.’s Map Act in friend-of-the-court brief

Jon Guze, John Locke Foundation director of legal studies, discusses his amicus, or friend-of-the-court, brief opposing North Carolina’s Map Act. Guze offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio (Program No. 653).

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Budget Reins In Spending Growth, Ends Solar Subsidy

Becki Gray on conservative victories in state budget; legislators discuss impact of renewable mandate on costs; Thom Tillis on role of whistleblowers; Todd Davidson on role of state think tanks; Troy Kickler on North Carolinians in constitutional history

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Friday Interview: Fixed Rules, Formal Boundaries in American Law

RALEIGH — American law needs fixed rules and formal boundaries, not an ever-changing set of guidelines based on a judge’s whims. Richard Epstein, professor of law and director of the Classical Liberal Institute at New York University, explained why during a recent public presentation for the John Locke Foundation. After the speech, he shared more details with Carolina Journal Radio.

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JLF’s Jon Guze rebuts liberal criticism of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas

Jon Guze, John Locke Foundation director of legal studies, pans a recent article that criticizes U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Guze offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio (Program No. 644).

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Constitution Day commemorated in latest ‘Locker Room Talk’

John Locke Foundation Vice President Donna Martinez and N.C. History Project Founding Director Troy Kickler discuss North Carolina’s role in the creation of the U.S. Constitution. Martinez and Kickler shared this conversation in a “Locker Room Talk” segment tied to the Sept. 17, 2015, celebration of Constitution Day.

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JLF’s John Hood analyzes N.C. Supreme Court’s voucher ruling

John Locke Foundation Chairman John Hood answers host Tom Campbell’s question about the N.C. Supreme Court’s decision upholding the state’s Opportunity Scholarship Program of school vouchers as constitutional. This exchange took place during the Aug. 2, 2015, episode of N.C. Spin.

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Reason’s Damon Root contrasts judicial engagement and judicial deference

Damon Root, senior editor of Reason magazine and Reason.com, discusses the competing philosophies of judicial engagement and judicial deference. He explores the topic more thoroughly in the book Overruled. Root offered these comments during an interview for Carolina Journal Radio (Program No. 636).

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Families celebrate N.C. Supreme Court ruling upholding opportunity scholarships

Families celebrate the N.C. Supreme Court’s ruling upholding the constitutionality of the state’s Opportunity Scholarship Program of school vouchers. Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina sponsored the July 24, 2015, lunchtime celebration. Interviews feature PEFNC president Darrell Allison and Raleigh parent Delicia Hare.

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JLF’s Katherine Restrepo analyzes King v. Burwell ruling

Katherine Restrepo, John Locke Foundation health and human services policy analyst, analyzes the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in the King v. Burwell case dealing with Obamacare subsidies. Restrepo offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio (Program No. 634).

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Carolina Journal’s Rick Henderson assesses U.S. Supreme Court’s marriage ruling

Rick Henderson, Carolina Journal managing editor, discusses political implications of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on same-sex marriage. Henderson offered these comments during the June 29, 2015, edition of Time Warner Cable News’ “Capital Tonight.”