The North Carolina Judicial Standards Commission is asking a federal court to dismiss state Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls’ First Amendment lawsuit against the group. Paperwork filed Friday also asks the court to reject Earls’ request for a preliminary injunction.
US District Judge William Osteen has criticized both state Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls and the state Judicial Standards Commission for recent court filings in Earls’ First Amendment lawsuit. Osteen labeled language in the court filings “inflammatory.”
State Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls objects to a requested time extension for a formal response to her federal First Amendment lawsuit. Earls’ latest court filing offers details about her ongoing dispute with a state judicial standards group.
State Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls’ First Amendment lawsuit against a state judicial standards group will proceed in front of a federal judge appointed by former President George W. Bush, not one appointed by former President Barack Obama.
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...
State Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls has filed a federal lawsuit against North Carolina’s Judicial Standards Commission. She alleges the group wants to “chill her right to speak on matters of public concern.”
The Democratic attorney general's defense of a new state law marks a rare case of unity with Republican legislative leaders.
The American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina has modified its lawsuit against North Carolina’s new anti-riot law. ACLU took action six days after Gov. Roy Cooper signed a bill amending one of the law’s challenged provision
A split panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled against a professor at N.C. State University. He had raised concerns about the NCSU education school’s recent focus on social justice and diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.
The John Locke Foundation hopes North Carolina’s highest court will take up the case of a fired Winston-Salem State University professor. The case could help the court address an important legal issue called "administrative deference doctrine."
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a trial court ruling against a former Mocksville police officer. The officer argued he had been fired after complaining about police corruption and mismanagement.
