Opinion
Leave concerns about Earls’ controversial comments to the voters
Judges and justices deserve more freedom to comment on matters of public concern, especially in a state that fills the jobs through elections.
Opinion
New state Supreme Court justices take oaths, flip control to Republicans
On the first day of 2023, Republicans officially took over majority control of North Carolina's highest court.
Opinion
Plaintiff in unaffiliated voter case helped close door on Supreme Court retention elections
If N.C. Supreme Court Justice Sam "Jimmy" Ervin IV loses his re-election bid, he can place some of the blame on Sabra Faires.
News
Legislators seek Justice Ervin’s recusal in redistricting case
Legislative defendants in North Carolina’s legal fight over new election maps are seeking Supreme Court Justice Sam “Jimmy” Ervin IV’s recusal from the case. If Ervin, a Democrat, agrees with the request, the state’s highest court could face a 3-3 partisan split when justices review the case as early as next week. Legislative leaders filed...
Opinion
Two Republicans file to unseat Democrat Supreme Court Justice Ervin
Despite polling showing him down double digits, combined with a historically bad political environment for Democrats, incumbent Supreme Court Justice Sam “Jimmy” Ervin IV filed for re-election on Monday — the first day of candidate filing. Democrat Lucy Inman and Republican Richard Dietz filed to run for the Supreme Court seat now held by Democrat...
Opinion
The confessions of a judiciary junkie
The 2016 presidential campaign turned me into a judiciary junkie. As Democrats force fed the American public an unhealthy diet of identity politics, voters like me quietly became champions of the judicial branch. While we didn’t know how Donald Trump would govern, we did know his judicial philosophy when he wisely released his list of...
