In breaking news at the border Chief Justice Roberts of the U S Supreme Court put an administrative stay on the ending of Title at the request of a number of conservative-led states Jay Jordan and the rest of the Sekulow team discuss This and more today on Sekulow [... more]

Yesterday we learned of a reportedly leaked Supreme Court draft opinion in the Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization case Today Chief Justice Roberts confirmed the authenticity of the leaked draft but warned that although the document described in yesterday's reports is authentic it does not represent a decision by the Court or the final position of any member on the issues in the case Jay Jordan and the rest of the Sekulow team discuss yesterday's leaked draft and Chief Roberts' statement on its authenticity This and more today on Sekulow [... more]

The struggle over the public viewing of God rsquo s law to man led to Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore being ousted from office mdash evidence that God is being systematically excluded from public life In this message we learn more about the judgment of God on America nbsp Click here to listen Duration [... more]

This week on Family Policy Matters host Traci DeVette Griggs continues her discussion with Americans United for Life AUL president and CEO Catherine Glenn Foster for Part of a -part show Foster examines where North Carolina fell on AUL's Life List which ranks our nation's states from most to least pro-life [... more]

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Democratic Gov Roy Cooper and Republican Lt Gov Mark Robinson could present very different messages to N C voters and taxpayers in the years ahead The two men previewed a divergent path during their public swearing-in ceremonies in Raleigh While Cooper complained about the COVID- pandemic racism unaffordable health care and unequal opportunity Robinson emphasized the state's successes He pointed to his own story as North Carolina's first black lieutenant governor Rick Henderson Carolina Journal editor-in-chief assesses the contrast between Cooper and Robinson Prospective Asian-American students sued the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill over its admissions policies The [... more]

After a month of uncertainty Republican Paul Newby emerged as the eventual winner of the N C Supreme Court chief justice's election unseating incumbent Democrat Cheri Beasley Rick Henderson Carolina Journal editor-in-chief assesses Newby's likely impact as the leader of the state's highest court and top officer in North Carolina's judicial branch American history has faced attacks in recent years But a textbook titled Land of Hope aims to renew interest in the traditional story of American greatness Author Wilfred McClay professor in the history of liberty at the University of Oklahoma explains why he decided to set his scholarly [... more]

Everyone knows public schools face problems What's the largest problem The answer depends on whom you ask Terry Stoops John Locke Foundation vice president for research and director of education studies analyzes recent survey results focusing on public perceptions about problems in their local schools A legal doctrine known as qualified immunity can create serious problems when a government agent wrongs a member of the public Clark Neily vice president for criminal justice at the Cato Institute is working to end courts' reliance on the qualified immunity doctrine He discusses its ills He explains how he's attacking it A public [... more]

With the appointments of new Chief Justice Cheri Beasley and Associate Justice Mark Davis the N C Supreme Court now has six Democrats and just one Republican Rick Henderson Carolina Journal editor-in-chief analyzes the political implications of changes within the state's highest court Henderson also looks ahead to three contested Supreme Court elections in Donald Trump has changed the face of presidential politics He's also had an impact on the national Republican Party F H Buckley professor at the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University assesses those changes in his recent book The Republican Workers Party Buckley shares [... more]

Candidates are already lining up for the elections in North Carolina It's not unusual to see candidates jump into a race a year before the election But some might be throwing their hats into the ring even earlier than normal That's because primary elections have been moved up from May to March Rick Henderson Carolina Journal editor-in-chief discusses developments in the upcoming races for governor U S Senate and other important statewide elected positions Some governments use sin taxes to nudge people away from behavior that elected officials and bureaucrats dislike Adam Hoffer associate professor of economics at the University [... more]

N C lawmakers have approved an additional million for relief from damage inflicted by Hurricane Florence That total exceeded the amount Gov Roy Cooper requested and the relief package earned unanimous support within the General Assembly Becki Gray John Locke Foundation senior vice president analyzes key aspects of the relief package Governments tend to like imposing sin taxes on items like alcohol and tobacco But a new book titled For Your Own Good explores the potential negative consequences of sin taxes and other selective taxes that target disfavored groups Co-editor Todd Nesbit assistant professor of economics at Ball State University [... more]

Problems have been festering for years at North Carolina's state prisons A fatal attack on officers at a Pasquotank County prison helped push the issue into the headlines The latest Carolina Journal cover story focuses on the issue Associate Editor Kari Travis discusses key findings from her investigation Two recent federal law enforcement investigations have focused on the major protagonists in the presidential election Andrew McCarthy senior fellow at the National Review Institute and a former federal prosecutor says the two investigations present a major contrast While the investigation linked to Donald Trump has been aggressive the one involving Hillary [... more]

Gov Roy Cooper wants the N C Supreme Court to declare part of the new state budget unconstitutional In a recent court filing the governor expanded his Cooper v Berger lawsuit It now includes a challenge to budget provisions targeting Opportunity Scholarship school vouchers roughly billion in block grant funding and the use of million secured from a legal settlement Carolina Journal Editor-in-Chief Rick Henderson analyzes Cooper's argument The N C Commission on the Administration of Law and Justice presented a report this year designed to address long-term changes that would improve the state's court system State Supreme Court Chief [... more]

The U S Supreme Court has struck down congressional election maps North Carolina used in and The justices agreed - with a lower court that ruled two of the election districts were unconstitutional cases of racial gerrymandering Rick Henderson Carolina Journal editor-in-chief assesses the impact of the Supreme Court's ruling for the future of North Carolina elections American presidents have dealt with disasters since the nation's earliest days But changes in society including expectations of presidential action and the development of a news cycle have changed the White House's approach to those disasters Presidential historian Tevi Troy documents disaster management [... more]

North Carolina lawmakers approved a compromise measure that puts off for one year new class-size restrictions in the earliest grades of the state's public schools School districts had complained that the new requirements would have forced them to lay off specialty teachers or make other drastic budget changes Terry Stoops the John Locke Foundation's vice president for research analyzes the controversy Many of today's most heated political debates are tied to competing interpretations of the U S Constitution They date back to the earliest days of the American republic That's a key theme of Our Republican Constitution a book from [... more]

The popularity of public charter schools has prompted North Carolina's largest public school system to lower its enrollment projections Terry Stoops the John Locke Foundation's director of research and education studies assesses the significance of these enrollment changes for parents students traditional district schools and taxpayers The American system of constitutional government depends on citizens who hold a basic understanding of the way the system works That's why people like N C Supreme Court Associate Justices Sam Ervin IV and Paul Newby stress the importance of civics education Chief Justice Mark Martin has charged Ervin and Newby with leading a [... more]