Opinion
Cooper, Stein ignore rules to engage in partisan posturing
The governor and attorney general failed to follow N.C. Supreme Court rules when trying to engage in a redistricting case.
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NC Supreme Court rejects Cooper, Stein brief in redistricting rehearing
The N.C. Supreme Court will not accept a new friend-of-the-court brief from Gov. Roy Cooper and Attorney General Josh Stein in next week’s rehearing of a redistricting case. The court rejected Cooper and Stein’s brief without comment Thursday.
Opinion
S.C. founding father at center of U.S. Supreme Court election case
One of South Carolina's early governors – and one of the nation's most controversial founding fathers – is taking center stage in a critical U.S. Supreme Court case this week that could fundamentally alter the control of federal congressional elections.
Opinion
Why did NC rank number one?
When CNBC ranked North Carolina the best state in America for business a few weeks ago, Democrats and Republicans spun the news in familiar ways. The former used it to promote the leadership of Gov. Roy Cooper, citing CNBC’s own take that the state had prevailed against its Sunbelt competitors by “putting partisanship aside” and...
News
Upcoming North Carolina election dates in jeopardy
North Carolina lawmakers will not have access to critical census data needed to adjust municipal, legislative, and congressional district lines before September 2021, according to a report first published by the New York Times late Thursday. “The Census Bureau has concluded that it cannot release the population figures needed for drawing new districts for state...
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Outcome of chief justice race may depend on state election board’s independence
This story was updated after initial publication. See editor’s note at the end. The ballots have been counted. Twice. Some will be counted again. Maybe all of them. Even after that, North Carolinians may not know who will be the chief justice of the state Supreme Court in 2021. Associate Justice Paul Newby, a Republican,...
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Snapshots of the candidates running in statewide appellate court races
As Carolina Journal has reported, the outcome of the election for three justices on the N.C. Supreme Court may determine whether state government returns to the structure it’s largely followed over the past half-century. Separation of powers, but with the legislative branch in charge of most policymaking. Or will it continue a path of ascending...
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Money trail shows school choice in Democrats’ crosshairs
Follow the money, the saying goes. In this year’s election, the money leans left. School choice is the target. You can see it in the race for state superintendent and, subtly, in the fight for state Supreme Court. Democratic superintendent nominee Jennifer Mangrum has outraised Republican Catherine Truitt by more than a five-to-one margin. Campaign...
Opinion
Complaints about gerrymandering hide critique of basic American electoral rules
People complaining that a closely split electorate fails to produce a closely split congressional delegation are taking issue with a basic element of our centuries-old electoral process.
Opinion
Exposing gaps in the ‘efficiency gap’
Applying the much-hyped redistricting measure to a recent N.C. election produces deceptive results.
