The N.C. Supreme Court should reject a trial judge’s decision to move hundreds of millions of dollars out of the state treasury to pay for education-related expenses. That’s the key argument in a brief submitted by the John Locke Foundation and N.C. Institute for Constitutional Law.
Durham Public Schools won’t let your children attend class at their buildings for a while. But if you want to use their space as a “learning center,” you can … for a price. The move, called the “Durham Double Dip” by an education expert, has riled lawmakers who consider the fees illegal taxes. DPS is...
Gov. Roy Cooper’s order mandating face coverings puts businesses in the precarious position of enforcing the law, some legal experts say. On June 24, Gov. Roy Cooper paused his three-part reopening plan. COVID-19 metrics were heading in the wrong direction, the governor said during a news conference. To stifle new cases, Cooper issued a statewide...
Editor’s note: This story has been updated with additional comments. A growing number of N.C. sheriffs won’t enforce Gov. Roy Cooper’s restrictions against indoor worship services as outlined in his latest executive order. The restrictions are a contentious point in the ongoing debate over how and when to reopen the state as the COVID-19 outbreak...
A second court has blocked voter ID in North Carolina — a move policymakers and analysts denounce as riddled with substantive and procedural problems. A state Court of Appeals three-judge panel has temporarily banned a law requiring voter ID in North Carolina elections. This comes after a U.S. District Court judge blocked the same law...
A decision Tuesday, Dec. 3, by the N.C. Court of Appeals rebuking Gov. Roy Cooper could have ramifications beyond the initial scope of the case, and it could influence a dispute over the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Tuesday, a unanimous three-judge panel affirmed a lower court’s ruling that the General Assembly has full control over the...
Rep. Craig Horn, R-Union, said he wouldn’t be surprised if a judge orders the state to spend more on education. But it would spark a constitutional crisis. “The constitution of North Carolina is very clear as to who has the authority to appropriate money,” Horn said. “I don’t know that it is constitutional for a...
RALEIGH — Nearly a month after he helped secure a $1 million fine and the threat of additional prison time for former N.C. House Speaker Jim Black, Wake County’s district attorney assigns much of the credit to a federal investigation tool.
