Opinion
US Supreme Court removes last excuse for bathroom chaos at NC schools
There is no longer any credible legal basis to hide behind Title IX fears or outdated Fourth Circuit precedent.
Opinion
Free speech win: SCOTUS strikes down coordinated party spending limits
For North Carolina’s political parties, the ruling removes a federal ceiling on how closely state and national party committees can coordinate spending with their own candidates in federal races.
News
Stein joins governors urging Congress reclaim power over tariffs
On Wednesday, Gov. Josh Stein joined 18 other Democratic governors in a letter urging Congress to reclaim its authority over tariffs following a 6-3 US Supreme Court ruling that President Donald Trump cannot use federal emergency powers to impose them.
News
SCOTUS rules Trump cannot impose tariffs using emergency powers law
The US Supreme Court split, 6-3, Friday in ruling that President Donald Trump cannot use a federal emergency powers law to impose tariffs.
Opinion
The Constitution and its enemies
Today’s would-be philosopher kings are just as hungry for power as their 20th-century predecessors, and they are just as willing to destroy the institutions of constitutional government in order to get it. To prevent that, we must make sure those institutions continue to be well manned.
News
NC’s Dellinger drops his legal fight after court rules Trump can fire him
North Carolina's Hampton Dellinger is dropping his legal fight to keep his job leading the federal Office of Special Counsel. Dellinger made that announcement Thursday, one day after a federal Appeals Court ruled that President Donald Trump could fire Dellinger.
News
Supreme Court puts off ruling on Trump plan to fire NC’s Dellinger
The US Supreme Court refused Friday to block a lower court’s decision protecting a federal agency head from President Donald Trump’s plan to fire him. The targeted official ran for lieutenant governor of North Carolina in 2008.
Opinion
Birthright citizenship injunction holds lessons for AG Jackson’s lawsuit
It is very difficult to justify a universal injunction against President Trump’s policy under current Supreme Court precedents.
News
NC Society Ball celebrates Inauguration, Trump takes office with 59% approval
Weather conditions predicted for Monday in Washington, DC, have forced the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States. Here is the schedule for the historic day.
Opinion
Federal judge warns about impact of ‘flood’ of NC election lawsuits
After 40 years on the 4th US Circuit of Appeals, Judge Harvie Wilkinson warns about the "constant pull to the courtroom" in election disputes.
News
Doctors challenge Harris’ claims on Georgia death from NC clinic, citing lack of follow-up care
Thurman traveled to NC for an abortion after learning she was pregnant with twins. She returned to GA and died after a hospital delayed removal of the fetal remains.
News
Federal Appeals Court ruling in NC case could limit prisoners’ future lawsuits
A North Carolina prison inmate’s lawsuit against state Attorney General Josh Stein and other state officials could lead to fewer similar lawsuits in the future. The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that the inmate could not avoid paying a filing fee for going to court.
