Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses North Carolina’s upcoming March 5 primary elections. Kokai offered these comments during the Feb. 2, 2024, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “State Lines.”
Legal issues raised by North Carolina's attorney general and a state Supreme Court justice deserve further scrutiny.
North Carolina Republicans desperately want to break the Democrats’ hold on the Governor’s Mansion and other key Council of State races including the important Attorney General’s race. Democrats are hoping to keep these and expand their success. For either side to achieve their goals in 2024, they must improve vote totals in counties that were...
The entire 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals will hear a case in the coming months dealing with government bans on guns with no serial numbers. North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein signed a 2022 brief supporting the federal government in the case.
North Carolina will punch above its weight in 2024 when it comes to political significance. As noted last year by U.S. News and World Report: “From the race for president down the ticket to agriculture commissioner, a uniquely competitive political environment assures the state will be one of the centers of the political universe in...
The state Court of Appeals has lifted its stay and rejected TikTok’s request to block part of an investigation by state Attorney General Josh Stein. The dispute involves Stein's request for access to Zoom videoconference meetings involving TikTok employees.
Lawyers representing state Attorney General Josh Stein are asking North Carolina’s second-highest court to drop its order blocking part of the AG’s investigation into TikTok. An Appeals Court panel voted 2-1 on Dec. 21 to grant a temporary stay to the social media company. TikTok opposes Stein’s request for access to records of Zoom videoconferences involving TikTok employees.
TikTok is asking the North Carolina Court of Appeals to block one piece of state Attorney General Josh Stein’s investigation into the social media company. A motion filed Wednesday asks for a temporary stay and an order blocking a lower court's decision from taking effect.
Gov. Roy Cooper and state Attorney General Josh Stein support the plaintiffs seeking a preliminary injunction in federal court against North Carolina’s new state Senate map. Cooper and Stein filed paperwork Tuesday to submit a friend-of-the-court brief in the case.
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses top political issues in North Carolina as families gather for Thanksgiving. Kokai offered these comments during a Nov. 23, 2023, appearance on C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal.”
It goes without saying that North Carolina’s 16 electoral votes for president will, as usual, be heavily contested next year by the two major-party nominees, who are presumed to be Democrat Joe Biden and Republican Donald Trump. I’m not yet ready to accept that presumption, by the way. I think it’s possible, for example, that...
