Notable News & Articles
May 2014
“High Court Ruling Favors Prayer at Council Meeting”
Read More: http://www.wral.com/high-court-ruling-favors-prayer-at-council-meeting/13618949/
April 2014
“High Court Upholds Mich Affirmative Action Ban”
Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/high-court-upholds-mich-affirmative-action-ban-141424582–politics.html
March 2014
“Justices tackle health law birth control coverage”
January 2014
“NC high court rejects request to delay 2014 primaries”
Read more: http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/01/24/3560913/nc-high-court-rejects-request.html
December 2013
“New election ordered in Pembroke”
Read more: http://www.wral.com/new-election-ordered-in-pembroke/13237755/
“Judge: No quick trial on NC voting law changes”
Read more: http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/12/12/3454229/judge-to-weigh-trial-schedule.html
“NC courts are short of personnel, and that threatens justice”
Read more: http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/12/02/3426973/nc-courts-are-short-of-personnel.html
November 2013
The North Carolina Institute for Constitutional Law published “An Overview of U.S. Supreme Court’s Analysis of Voter Identification Requirements in Crawford v. Marion“
Read more: http://www.ncicl.org/article/918
“Supreme Court to review contraceptive coverage mandate”
Sen. Pete Brunstetter To Retire From General Assembly
Read More: http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/11/21/3393075/state-senates-lead-budget-writer.html
“ACC vs Maryland legal skirmish can be heard in NC”
Read More: http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/11/19/3386795/acc-vs-maryland-legal-skirmish.html
“Congress and Courts Weigh Restraints on N.S.A. Spying”
Past News Stories
January 2012
“NC voters don’t want judgeships for sale”
“Drug, gas, teen driving laws take effect today”
“U.S. Rep. Ellmers reauthorizes legislation to help small businesses”
“Capital case law intact admit talk of compromise”
“Perdue signs order extending unemployment benefits”
“Protests hurt backing for anti-piracy bill”
Read more: http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/01/19/1788514/protests-hurt-bills-backing.html#storylink=misearch
“Gov. Bev Perdue will not run for re-election”
December 2011
“Racial Justice Act could be used for death row inmates to get paroled”
“Perdue veto saves death-row appeal law”
“‘Zahra’s Law’ goes into effect today”
“Questions raised over jury selection process”
Read more: http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/12/02/1684463/all-eyes-on-jury-diversity.html#storylink=misearch
“Judge halts change to Medicaid”
“Voting districts before judges”
“Judge rejects lawmaker’s lawsuit over voting rights”
October-November 2011
“Volunteer attorneys steer Occupy protesters through system”
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“Farm Labor Protection”
“NC Court of Appeals weights video gaming lawsuit”
“Congressional Black Caucus targets state voter laws as hostile”
“Speaker’s drug plan tests the limits”
“NC legislature more business friendly”
“Does Constitution allow lying about military heroism? Supreme Court to decide”
“Agency is failing farm workers, Legal Aid says”
“State ESC law changes suspended”
“Tweak to bail laws may take money from schools”
“Court clears state execution planning”
Do Police Need Warrants For GPS Tracking Devices?
September 2011
Judge’s decision on NC bypass expected this week
Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/article/Judge-s-decision-on-NC-bypass-expected-this-week-2188780.php
North Carolina’s Unique Process Spotlights Innocence Efforts
Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/09/23/ap/business/main20110906.shtml
Fayetteville leaders challenge new annexation law
Read more: http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/09/25/1515943/fayetteville-leaders-challenge.html
Proposed NC voting maps confound
Read more: http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/09/25/1516076/proposed-voting-maps-confound.html
August 2011
Traffic court to be re-instated next month
Read more: http://www.brunswickbeacon.com/content/traffic-court-be-re-instated-next-month
A major flaw in land-use law
Read more: http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/08/07/1393518/a-major-flaw-in-land-use-law.html#storylink=misearch
Legal Aid of NC closing 3 offices and cutting 30 positions
Court allows torture lawsuit against Rumsfeld
Read more: http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/08/08/1399592/court-upholds-torture-lawsuit.html#storylink=misearch
Judge further limits TVA coal ash spill lawsuits
SBI, crime lab leaders aggressively making improvements
July 2011
Hearing set July 22 on 751 South lawsuit
Court fight is expected on N.C. redistricting
Prosecute first, check later?
Read more: http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/07/07/1325691/prosecute-first-check-later.html#storylink=misearch