The North Carolina Supreme Court met in the Historic 1767 Chowan Count Courthouse in Edenton on October 3 and 4. The beauty of the setting belied the ugly politics behind two of the cases the court heard on those days. The court had decided on a 4-3 party-line vote on July 28 to truncate the normal judicial process in Harper v. Hall, a...
Democrats in North Carolina and nationally face serious headwinds. Team Biden is cratering. His approval ratings are low. Inflation is high. History works against the Democrats. The Democrats have serious problems. Mostly the Democrats have serious problems because the country has serious problems and they are in charge. However, there is one area where Democrats do...
A unanimous N.C. Supreme Court has sided with Attorney General Josh Stein in a battle over money flowing to state government from a legal settlement between the state and hog operation Smithfield Foods. The 6-0 decision allows Stein to continue using the money to fund an environmental grant program he controls. Critics have labeled the...
Just days before the North Carolina Supreme Court began a hearing a blockbuster redistricting case, posted fundraising numbers for 2021 revealed clues to how the battle to control the court will shape up in 2022. The Democrats’ 4-3 Supreme Court majority is on the line as two Supreme Court seats will be on the ballot...
New polling focused on next year’s N.C. Supreme Court races combined with a historically bad political environment for Democrats indicate dwindling prospects for Democrats to hold on to a fragile 4-3 court majority. The horrific numbers indicate Justice Sam “Jimmy” Ervin IV would be crushed for re-election by double digits, despite being an incumbent and...
