The U S Supreme Court just rejected Biden's student loan forgiveness plan This morning in a to decision the high Court ruled that the HEROES Act does not grant President Biden the authority to forgive the billion of student loans that Biden promised This decision comes after Biden vetoed a Senate resolution to strike down Biden's debt forgiveness program Jordan and the Sekulow team discuss today's earth-shattering ruling This and more today on Sekulow [... more]

This week on Family Policy Matters host Traci DeVette Griggs sits down with Mat Staver founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel to discuss the U S Supreme Court religious liberty and free speech case that Staver recently argued Shurtleff v City of Boston The High Court issued a unanimous - ruling in Staver's favor earlier this month [... more]

Oral arguments just ended in the Supreme Court hearing of the Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization case The Sekulow team provides live legal analysis of the arguments made this morning Jay Jordan and the rest of the Sekulow team discuss the Justices' questioning and whether the high Court will overturn the Roe v Wade decision This and more today on Sekulow [... more]

We still haven't heard the final word on the election but some observers are already looking ahead to North Carolina's next big electoral contest Voters will replace Republican Richard Burr in the U S Senate in Rick Henderson Carolina Journal editor-in-chief analyzes early announcements and speculation about a contest that could have a major impact on partisan control of Congress' upper chamber The federal government will look different under President-elect Joe Biden next year than it does now under President Trump But some parts of the government will carry on without much change even as the White House sees a [... more]

Reaction to the nomination of federal Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U S Supreme Court offers a reminder of progressives' continuing attacks against the U S Constitution Jon Guze John Locke Foundation director of legal studies analyzes Barrett's nomination He discusses the attacks Barrett faces because of her conservative jurisprudence As the Supreme Court returns to action Ilya Shapiro of the Cato Institute looks back at the court's key rulings from its last term Shapiro also discusses recent trends on the high court and looks ahead to major cases for the new term The COVID- pandemic has raised plenty [... more]

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has named California Sen Kamala Harris as his running mate in the bid to replace Republican Donald Trump in the White House Rick Henderson Carolina Journal editor-in-chief explores Harris' credentials for the vice president's job Henderson discusses the VP candidate's pros and cons for the Biden campaign in North Carolina and nationwide The U S Supreme Court declined this year to take up new cases clarifying Second Amendment rights During a recent online forum sponsored by the John Locke Foundation Campbell University law professor Greg Wallace analyzed the high court's rejection of gun-rights cases Wallace [... more]

BREAKING Flynn Judge ORDERED to Drop Case We discuss this and more on today's show [... more]

The open N C lieutenant governor's race is drawing a crowded field of candidates including one Republican who plans to vacate his current job on the Council of State Rick Henderson Carolina Journal editor-in-chief analyzes recent developments in the race for lieutenant governor Henderson also explains how Mark Johnson's decision to run for lieutenant governor will open up competition for the statewide job of superintendent of public instruction The current lineup of the U S Supreme Court has started its second year of hearing cases together Daniel Gibson an attorney with the Stam law firm assesses the high court's first [... more]

Politicians who rely on targeted tax incentives to help recruit businesses to North Carolina share a common trait with teenagers who stuff their faces with the first piece of chocolate cake they see Joseph Coletti John Locke Foundation senior fellow explains that analogy as he dissects this state's incentives policy Coletti explains why the politicians and teenagers would benefit from considering alternatives Charlotte's Sugar Creek Charter School has demonstrated clear success But school founder and former Charlotte Mayor Richard Vinroot says that success followed early struggles Vinroot explained recently for state lawmakers how an early threat of closing prompted Sugar [... more]

North Carolina lawmakers approved a billion General Fund budget plan overriding Gov Roy Cooper's veto with more than two days to spare before the start of the new budget year Becki Gray John Locke Foundation senior vice president shares highlights from the spending plan Gray also explains how the latest budget fits with Republican legislative leaders' long-term strategy of limiting government spending growth and lowering tax burdens Civil asset forfeiture allows law enforcement agencies to take property from people suspected of illegal activity even if they never face criminal charges The process is open to abuse Darpana Sheth senior attorney [... more]