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Locke SCOTUS brief challenges Trump’s authority for tariffs
The John Locke Foundation filed a joint brief Friday at the nation’s highest court challenging President Donald Trump’s emergency authority to enact tariffs.
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State Supreme Court vacates lower court decision in CON challenge
The North Carolina Supreme Court has thrown out lower court rulings against the New Bern eye surgeon challenging the state’s certificate-of-need law. The decision Friday revives Dr. Jay Singleton’s complaint that state government violates his constitutional rights by blocking him from performing most eye surgeries at his own facility.
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CON critic cites Ace Speedway ruling to boost case at top NC court
The New Bern eye surgeon challenging North Carolina’s certificate-of-need law for health care is highlighting a recent state Supreme Court decision in a dispute that might appear completely unrelated. A court filing Tuesday in the CON case cited the high court’s Aug. 23 decision in Kinsley v. Aca Speedway.
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New Bern eye surgeon bolsters state Supreme Court case against CON
The New Bern eye surgeon challenging North Carolina’s certificate-of-need restrictions for health care providers contends a recent state Supreme Court decision helps his cause. Lower courts have rejected Dr. Jay Singleton’s case. He is asking the state’s high court to reverse those decisions.
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Kinston condemnation ruling could affect state Supreme Court CON case
A recent state Supreme Court ruling in a lawsuit over Kinston’s property condemnation practices could have an impact on a separate case involving state health care regulation. The state Supreme Court issued an order Friday setting a 30-day deadline for new briefs in the case Singleton v. North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. The case challenges North Carolina’s certificate-of-need law.
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House Health Committee Discusses ‘Right to Try’
House Committee discusses 'Right to Try' bill.
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Justices wrestle with New Bern eye surgeon’s CON challenge
North Carolina’s highest court will decide in the months ahead whether a New Bern eye surgeon can continue to pursue his lawsuit against the state’s certificate-of-need restrictions. Lawyers for the doctor and state regulators spent more than an hour Wednesday morning arguing the case before state Supreme Court justices.
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New Bern eye surgeon rebuts state’s CON defense in new court filing
A New Bern eye surgeon challenging North Carolina’s certificate-of-need law tackled the state’s arguments in defense of CON in a new court filing Monday. The state Supreme Court will consider the case in the months ahead.
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State lawyers urge NC Supreme Court to leave CON dispute to ‘democratic debate’
Lawyers from the state Department of Justice urge North Carolina’s highest court to reject a legal challenge to the state’s certificate-of-need law. The high court agreed last year to hear a New Bern eye surgeon’s lawsuit targeting CON restrictions.
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Locke backs New Bern eye surgeon’s fight against NC certificate-of-need restrictions
The John Locke Foundation is supporting a New Bern eye surgeon’s legal fight against state regulations that block him from performing procedures in his own building. The state Supreme Court has agreed to take up Dr. Jay Singleton’s case against North Carolina’s certificate-of-need law in the months ahead.
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National Constitution group touts amendment for 18-year Supreme Court terms
Lifetime appointments to the U.S. Supreme Court would end, under a proposal unveiled Monday by conservative, progressive, and libertarian constitutional scholars. Supreme Court justices would serve staggered 18-year terms moving forward. The change to Supreme Court tenure stood out among a set of five proposed constitutional amendments prepared for the National Constitution Center.
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Lawmakers move to ban diversity litmus tests in K-12 schools, universities
Model legislation proposed by a higher-education reform group in North Carolina would prohibit political and ideological litmus tests in hiring decisions for public K-12 schools and public universities. The legislation applies to schools that require applicants for employment to sign a document affirming their support for the “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) agenda. Some applicants...
