The North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP is urging the state’s second-highest court to overturn trial court decisions upholding two state constitutional amendments from 2018.
When Eugene “Gene” Boyce passed away on Oct. 28, NC lost not only one of its finest legal minds but also a man who carried a piece of American history with him.
The passing of G. Eugene Boyce on Oct. 28, 2025, marks the end of an era for North Carolina’s legal community. I had the honor of working briefly alongside Gene on the Goldston Highway Trust Fund litigation. That experience taught me more about constitutional law and legal ethics than years of practice could otherwise provide....
The North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP is appealing a three-judge panel’s recent ruling upholding the state’s constitutional amendments on voter identification and the state income tax cap. Judges rejected in September the NAACP’s arguments that the voter-approved amendments were racially discriminatory.
A bipartisan three-judge panel has upheld North Carolina’s 2018 state constitutional amendments guaranteeing photo identification for voters and lowering the state’s cap on income tax rates. It’s a case that prompted Carolina Journal’s “Extreme Injustice” podcast.
The Heritage Foundation's co-founder spoke with Carolina Journal in 2006 about his book designed to promote "true conservative values."
The three-judge panel overseeing a legal dispute over two 2018 North Carolina state constitutional amendments granted motions Monday helping both sides in the case. One amendment placed a photo identification requirement for voters into the state’s governing document. The other lowered the state’s cap on income tax rates from 10% to 7%.
A three-judge panel spent two hours Thursday listening to arguments for and against ending a six-yard-old legal challenge to two North Carolina state constitutional amendments. One amendment guarantees a photo identification requirement for voters. The other lowered the state’s cap on income tax rates.
Critics of two state constitutional amendments North Carolina voters approved in 2018 oppose state legislative leaders' latest request in a six-year-old legal battle. Lawmakers have asked a three-judge panel to end the case involving voter ID and income taxes.
North Carolina’s Republican legislative leaders are renewing their request to end a nearly six-year-old legal battle over two state constitutional amendments voters approved in 2018. One mandates a photo identification requirement for voters. The other lowered the state’s cap on income tax rates. In a memorandum filed Monday, lawyers for top lawmakers explained why a three-judge Superior Court panel should end the case, NC NAACP v. Moore.
Top North Carolina legislative leaders seek to end a nearly six-year-old legal battle over state constitutional amendments. It’s the case that prompted the John Locke Foundation to put together the “Extreme Injustice” podcast.
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