A federal Appeals Court panel has ruled that a Winterville police policy against livestreaming of traffic stops could violate the First Amendment. The ruling reverses a trial court decision favoring the town.
An anti-trust lawsuit was filed this week against legacy media giants and big tech companies for their collusive agreement to shut down anti-vaccine coverage during the height of the COVID pandemic. Associated Press, Reuters, BBC, Washington Post, Meta, Microsoft, and Google censored coverage questioning the safety and efficacy of COVID vaccines.
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments on Dec. 6 in N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein’s challenge of a state law against campaign lies. Stein hopes the federal courts will declare the law unconstitutional. A 2-1 ruling from the 4th Circuit on Aug. 23 gave Stein and fellow plaintiffs an injunction against the law. The injunction blocked Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman’s office from pursuing criminal charges against Stein and two colleagues.
From July 11 through August 23, the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) conducted several public comment hearings regarding the state’s plan to reduce carbon emissions. At these meetings, members of the public could (or should have been able to) freely speak out and address the commission on their implementation of the carbon plan, which the General Assembly...
It’s hard not to focus on the partisan political implications of N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein’s challenge of a state law against campaign lies. Political observers consider Stein the most likely Democratic nominee for governor in 2024. If he ever faced criminal charges under the disputed law, his gubernatorial bid would face at least some...
In a split 2-1 ruling, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has granted N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein an injunction that will likely help him avoid criminal charges linked to a controversial 2020 campaign ad. The injunction blocks the Wake County district attorney from taking any action against Stein or his associates “pending further order of this Court.”
U.S. District Judge Catherine Eagles has denied N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein’s latest request in his lawsuit challenging a state law against campaign lies. Eagles will not block her earlier ruling against Stein while he continues his appeals.
U.S. District Judge Catherine Eagles has issued a temporary restraining order blocking legal action against N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein in a dispute stemming from a 2020 election campaign ad. The order says Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman “is restrained, enjoined, and forbidden” from enforcing a 91-year-old state law against any person connected to the ad.
Donna King, editor-in-chief of Carolina Journal, discusses the end of the U.S. Supreme Court’s latest term. King offered these comments during the July 1, 2022, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “Front Row with Marc Rotterman.”
I’ll put it simply: aversion to the Constitution is an aversion to the people.
Lawyers representing the state are asking the N.C. Supreme Court to reject an appeal from left-wing political activist the Rev. William Barber. In paperwork filed Friday, the N.C. Department of Justice argues against the Supreme Court taking up Barber’s appeal of a conviction for second-degree trespass. The conviction stemmed from a 2017 protest Barber led...
