Supreme Court Signals Minority Groups Get No Edge in Bias Suits
WASHINGTON—Amid a MAGA-led backlash to diversity, equity and inclusion policies, the Supreme Court signaled it would rule ...
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The legal challenges holding up the NC Supreme Court election and the case’s larger implications, explained
The ongoing legal battle over 60,000 ballots in the North Carolina Supreme Court election could have significant implications ...
Seeking to avoid repeat of Supreme Court election lawsuit, NC lawmakers eye changes for overseas voters
The percentage of people voting overseas is small, but North Carolina is a closely contested swing state where even small ...
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Republicans and Elon Musk Are Also Causing a Constitutional Crisis in the States
On the same day the Musk-funded ads started running in Wisconsin, the Republican majority on the North Carolina Supreme Court ...
Under the Dome: Tillis’ take on the Trump-Zelenskyy ‘disagreement’
In the past, Tillis has not taken kindly to U.S. lawmakers verbally attacking Zelenskyy. In 2022, not long after the invasion ...
Democrats push to make NC judicial elections nonpartisan as battle intensifies over Supreme Court race
North Carolina judges are elected in partisan elections with an "R" or a "D" next to their name on the ballot, just like any other politician. Democratic lawmakers want to make judicial elections ...
America's last undecided election threatens our core democratic principles
Since the middle of the 20th century, federal courts have played a vital role in policing the fair conduct of elections and ...
Bob Orr pushes NC courts to answer an essential question: Do we have a right to fair elections? | Opinion
Orr’s lawsuit, now before the state Court of Appeals, argues that a legislative redistricting process that overfills what ...
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North Carolina Representative introduces two bills aimed to protect same-sex marriages
H174 would repeal the state's ban on same-sex marriage -- which is still on the books despite being unenforceable thanks to a ...
What is a charter school, really? Supreme Court ruling on whether Catholic charter is constitutional will hinge on whether they’re public or private
Charter schools have some characteristics of both public and private institutions. Like traditional public schools, they are government-funded, free and open to all students. However, like private ...
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The Reason Nobody Can Afford a Lawyer? It’s Lawyers.
We're a nonprofit (so it's tax-deductible), and reader support makes up about two-thirds of our budget. One day about 10 ...
Report: FSU, Clemson to enter settlement agreement with ACC, end multi-state lawsuits
Florida State and Clemson are expected to enter into a settlement agreement with the ACC, ending over a year's worth of ...