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Articles focusing on North Carolina politics and legal issues.

May Judges be Boy Scouts in North Carolina?

June 19, 2014

In light of the recent California Judicial Bar’s proposed amendment which may prohibit judges from being members of the Boy Scouts, will North Carolina judges also be prohibited from participating in Boy Scouts? [...]

Scandal rocks the Queen City

April 9, 2014

The city of Charlotte has been dealt a major blow, and many are wondering how the city will rebuild its booming reputation after the recent news of political corruption. [...]

North Carolina to appeal court decision that abortion and ultrasound law violates the First Amendment

February 19, 2014

In July 2011, House Bill 854, also known as the Woman’s Right to Know Act, was presented to then-Governor Beverly Perdue.  The Bill prohibits an abortion unless a physician conveys state-specified information to the patient.  The former Governor vetoed the bill, remarking that it was a “dangerous intrusion into the confidential relationship that exists between women and their doctors” and that “physicians must be free to advise and treat their patients based on their medical [...]

Supreme Court of North Carolina to hear oral argument in appeal of redistricting cases

January 1, 2014

The current trend in politics is a move away from the center and towards the wings of both major parties.  This growing partisanship is seen at all levels of government and has placed an even greater emphasis on the redistricting process.  Redistricting is now a way for the party in power to consolidate their electoral majority until the next census and is often met by lawsuits from those aligned with the minority party.  Partisan redistricting paired with North Carolina’s checkered past [...]
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