Opinion
Never, never give up: A life defined by truth and service
When Eugene “Gene” Boyce passed away on Oct. 28, NC lost not only one of its finest legal minds but also a man who carried a piece of American history with him.
Opinion
Remembering Gene Boyce: A North Carolina legal giant who never gave up
The passing of G. Eugene Boyce on Oct. 28, 2025, marks the end of an era for North Carolina’s legal community. I had the honor of working briefly alongside Gene on the Goldston Highway Trust Fund litigation. That experience taught me more about constitutional law and legal ethics than years of practice could otherwise provide....
Opinion
Cooper’s not the ideal defender of Stein’s campaign conduct
A Democratic candidate for N.C. attorney general airs a television ad criticizing his Republican opponent’s legal record. The Republican complains that the ad is false and defamatory, but the Democrat ends up winning the election. The winner pays no political price for knowingly spreading false information about his electoral adversary. No, I’m not describing current...
News
Many fights, few wins in Cooper’s first legislative session
When Roy Cooper was elected governor of North Carolina, he faced an uphill battle to fulfill any of his campaign promises. Republicans held a supermajority in the General Assembly, essentially taking away Cooper’s veto power — his main form of leverage. Then in a special session before Cooper was inaugurated, legislators passed several measures further limiting Cooper’s power. They removed the governor’s ability to appoint a majority to...
News
Appeals Court hears Boyce’s complaint against State Bar
The 16-year legal battle between Raleigh attorney Gene Boyce and now-Gov. Roy Cooper continued Tuesday before the North Carolina Court of Appeals. Boyce told a three-judge panel that it should overturn a Wake County judge’s decision to dismiss his complaint against the North Carolina State Bar, the state agency that regulates attorneys. Boyce’s complaint involves...
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State Bar Fights Complaint Involving Cooper
The North Carolina State Bar, the state agency that regulates attorneys, has asked a judge to dismiss Raleigh attorney Gene Boyce’s complaint asking the State Bar to address allegations of professional misconduct by Attorney General Roy Cooper. Wake County Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Donald Stephens, who is handling the case, has scheduled a hearing for May...
Podcast
Judicial Appointments and The General Election
Rick Henderson on judicial appointments & fall elections; Gov. McCrory, Mark Martin & others on Martin's appointment; Gene Boyce on 14-year-old legal battle with Roy Cooper; Algenon Cash on economics of fracking; Jon Sanders on myths about fracking
News
State Getting Sued Again
Paul Chesser writes that the number of people suing the state increased by two, because of the way Gov. Mike Easley tried to balance the state’s budget the last fiscal year by transferring $80 million from the state’s Highway Trust Fund.
