The North Carolina Supreme Court has agreed to hear two cases that pit Democratic Gov. Josh Stein against the state’s Republican legislative leaders. Both cases involve state laws that removed appointment powers from the governor’s control.
No one from NC has served on the court since Alfred Moore was appointed by John Adams in 1800. Could Trump pick someone from our state or at least the South?
North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice Mike Morgan’s candidacy for governor, which Woodshed explored in detail here, could have a second cascading effect of good fortune for North Carolina Democrats — beyond the advantage of a competitive primary discussed in the first piece. Morgan will have to resign his seat to run, likely around Labor...
Democrats losing their jobs are now bitterly complaining about the changes at AOC.
If you base decisions about the constitutional separation of powers on your assumptions about who will win future elections, an unpleasant surprise may await you.
If governors want voters to reject constitutional amendments removing some of their power, they ought to come up with better arguments supporting their case.
A national expert contends that partisan elections compare favorably to other options on the table.
Democrats say Republicans should have refused to support their party’s presidential nominee because of his despicable personal behavior. Hypocrisy, anyone?
RALEIGH — Under the proposed system, debates over the merits of potential judges would be moved from the public square to private clubs.
There is no perfect way to select fair-minded, capable, and independent judges – unless you know of some brilliant, unbiased Martian we might tap to do the honors.
The media names federal judges' party affiliation whenever they make a ruling the media doesn't like.
