Gov. Josh Stein and state legislative leaders will offer competing arguments on Nov. 10 before North Carolina’s highest court. The Democratic governor and top Republican lawmakers are battling over state laws that limited Stein’s appointment authority.
Roy Cooper has stretched his lead over Michael Whatley to 13 points, 52% to 39%, in the latest Carolina Journal poll of likely NC voters.
The North Carolina Court of Appeals will decide in the months ahead whether a trial judge had the authority to vacate murder convictions and dismiss charges related to a 2002 killing in Winston-Salem.
Lawyers for Gov. Josh Stein and state legislative leaders will spend 2 ½ hours in November arguing at the state’s highest court. They’re battling over state laws that limit Stein’s appointment authority.
The North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) voted unanimously at their remote meeting on Thursday to make a declaratory ruling on a Rutherford County candidate’s request for the use of a preferred religious name as opposed to their legal name on the ballot in November’s General Election.
Gov. Josh Stein and top legislative leaders hope to split upcoming North Carolina Supreme Court arguments into two parts. One would focus on changes to Stein’s power to fill judicial vacancies. The other would cover appointment shifts to state boards and commissions.
The Judicial Standards Commission would first have to recommend the suspension and find that allowing the judge to remain on the bench could cause immediate and irreparable harm to the public or the administration of justice.
Massachusetts’ Sen. Elizabeth Warren, supporter of the Zohran Mamdani socialist view for their party, campaigned alongside US Senate candidate Roy Cooper on Saturday night at the annual convention of the North Carolina Democrats.
State Republican legislative leaders are defending a trial court’s decision to uphold two state constitutional amendments North Carolina voters approved in 2018.
North Carolina’s capital city is siding with Rockingham County in a case at the state Supreme Court. The county is asking the high court to reject a lawsuit challenging a controversial casino-related rezoning.
The North Carolina Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in November in two cases pitting Democratic Gov. Josh Stein against top Republican legislative leaders. The legal disputes involve changes in the governor’s appointment powers.
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