NC Policy Watch, the online journalism initiative of the North Carolina Justice Center, has launched the “Defending Democracy” project. This project will generate a steady drumbeat of new and original content (news stories, commentary, newsmaker interviews, expert analysis and more) related to the latest state policy developments, court decisions, research, advocacy and organizing efforts in the fight to preserve democracy in the battleground state of North Carolina.
Trump has appointed judges at a breakneck speed. More are coming.
WASHINGTON — The GOP-controlled U.S. Senate heads into 2020 with few major legislative victories but a significant one on the judicial front: a dramatic reshaping of the federal bench.
Over the past three years, the Senate has confirmed 185 of President Trump’s judicial nominees, more than any of the last five presidents at the same time ...
- Judges: Voters unhappy with 2016 special session should take care of it at the ballot box, not in courtThe judicial branch of government has no right to tell the General Assembly how quickly laws must be enacted nor… Read more »
- A “Raise the Age” breakdown by districts across the stateNorth Carolina officially implemented Raise the Age legislation Dec. 1, 2019 — the change in law means that most 16-… Read more »
- Today: Absentee by-mail voting kicks off March primary electionThe State Board of Elections will begin mailing out absentee by-mail ballots today to voters who request them for the… Read more »
- Flower to the people: NC law enforcement, prosecutors say not so fastNorth Carolina law enforcement officials and prosecutors are getting blunt about their position on smokable hemp: it looks like weed,… Read more »
- Trump has appointed judges at a breakneck speed. More are coming.President Donald Trump (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — The GOP-controlled U.S. Senate heads into 2020 with few major… Read more »
- Veteran watchdog files campaign finance complaint against House Appropriations senior chairCitizen watchdog Bob Hall filed a complaint today at the State Board of Elections claiming the senior chair of the… Read more »
- Public comment begins on campaign finance requirementsPublic comment begins today for North Carolinians to weigh in on proposed rules and amendments to rules pertaining to campaign… Read more »
- Federal judge: Lawmakers had at least some ‘discriminatory intent’ passing voter ID lawA federal judge who temporarily halted the requirement of a photo ID to vote in North Carolina said lawmakers were… Read more »
- Feds: Hacking didn’t cause 2016 election problems in DurhamA months-long federal assessment of electronic pollbooks used in Durham County in the 2016 election found no evidence of hacking… Read more »
- Durham immigrant workers paid back more than $13,000 in stolen wagesFor the third time this year a group of largely undocumented Latinx immigrant workers in the Triangle has successfully pressured… Read more »
- Court: No voter ID required in 2020 primary, for nowA federal court in North Carolina on Thursday temporarily blocked the state’s new voter ID law from being used in… Read more »
- 2020 judicial elections: There are plenty of races to keep an eye onCandidate filing for the 2020 elections in North Carolina has ended, and it’s going to be a big year for… Read more »
- SCSJ takes on new project targeting criminalization at the ballot boxThe Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) is on a new mission to stop criminalization at the ballot box in… Read more »
- Brennan Center highlights North Carolina fines, fees practices as part of new reportThe Brennan Center for Justice released a new report yesterday about the steep costs of criminal justice fines and fees… Read more »
- Confused about new legislative districts? This ‘map geek’ can helpThere’s been enough redistricting this year to make anyone’s head spin, but a self-described North Carolina “map geek” is on… Read more »
