Opinion
Drone case pits new technology against old government rules
The US Supreme Court could consider a North Carolina drone company owner's First Amendment challenge against state regulations.
News
Supreme Court will not hear Duke Energy’s appeal in anti-monopoly case
The US Supreme Court will not take up Duke Energy’s appeal of a lower court ruling in an anti-monopoly dispute involving Fayetteville’s long-term electricity contract.
News
Drone owner continues push for SCOTUS review of NC licensing dispute
A North Carolina-based drone company continues to seek the US Supreme Court’s review of a licensing dispute with state government regulators.
Opinion
SCOTUS brief offers rare support for free markets from Trump team
The nation's solicitor general opposes anticompetitive behavior in a dispute over Fayetteville's long-term electricity contract.
News
Duke Energy rebuts feds’ arguments in SCOTUS appeal
Duke Energy rejects the US solicitor general’s arguments in a legal dispute stemming from Duke’s competition for Fayetteville’s long-term electricity contract.
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Feds oppose Duke Energy’s SCOTUS appeal in anti-monopoly case
The US solicitor general opposes Duke Energy’s request to have the nation’s highest court review an anti-monopoly lawsuit against the utility company.
Opinion
Anti-tariff SCOTUS brief features basic lesson on trade deficits
It’s hard to justify a national emergency based on a 50-year fact of American economic life.
Video
Locke’s Donald Bryson discusses SCOTUS case dealing with Trump’s emergency tariffs
Donald Bryson, John Locke Foundation CEO and Carolina Journal publisher, discusses the US Supreme Court case addressing President Donald Trump’s emergency tariffs. Locke filed a joint amicus brief challenging the constitutionality of emergency tariffs. Bryson offered these comments during the Oct. 28, 2025, episode of Spectrum News’ “Capital Tonight.”
News
SCOTUS rejects appeal from cop killer Golphin
The nation’s highest court will not take up the case of a North Carolina man serving a life sentence without parole in the murder of two law enforcement officers in 1997. The US Supreme Court rejected Kevin Salvador Golphin’s appeal along with dozens of other cases Tuesday. Justices offered no commentary about the decision.
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Supreme Court vacates ruling against NC State Health Plan in transgender coverage case
The US Supreme Court has vacated a lower court ruling against the North Carolina State Health Plan in a case dealing with coverage of medical treatments typically sought by transgender patients. The high court issued an order Monday calling for the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals to give the case “further consideration in light of United States v. Skrmetti.”
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SCOTUS to review NC State Health Plan case Thursday
The US Supreme Court will review Thursday a case involving North Carolina State Health Plan coverage of medical treatments typically pursued by transgender patients. The case Folwell v. Kadel is scheduled for a closed-door review.
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Supreme Court seeks US solicitor general’s input in Duke Energy antitrust case
The US Supreme Court has asked Solicitor General John Sauer to offer the federal government’s response to an antitrust case involving Duke Energy. A federal Appeals Court determined in August 2024 that Florida-based NTE Carolinas could move forward with monopoly claims against Duke.
