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CLF Explains Recent NC Supreme Court Opinions on Map Act, Free Speech
Yesterday, I joined Mark Shiver on "What Matters in North Carolina" to discuss the North Carolina Supreme Court's recent decisions in Kirby v. NCDOT and State v. Bishop. The ... Keep Reading
CLF Files Motion and Proposed Brief with Supreme Court in Property Rights Case
Today, the Civitas Institute Center for Law and Freedom (CLF) moved the North Carolina Supreme Court for leave to file an amicus brief in the matter of Nies v. Town of Emerald ... Keep Reading
Judge to Review Belmont Police Investigation Following CLF Arguments
On Tuesday, May 17, Judge Carla Archie heard arguments in Gaston County Superior Court in the matter of Deitz v. Belmont. The case is a challenge brought by the Civitas Institute ... Keep Reading
Argument Scheduled in Belmont Public Records Lawsuit
Today, the Gaston County Trial Court Administrator issued a calendar setting argument in Deitz v. Belmont for the morning of May 16 at 10 a.m. in Courtroom 4B. Judge Carla Archie ... Keep Reading
CLF Counsel Breaks Down HB2, Fourth Circuit Ruling
Last week, I joined Mark Shiver on "What Matters in North Carolina" to talk about the Fourth Circuit's recent ruling on Title IX and how it affects the debate over House Bill 2 in ... Keep Reading
CLF Responds to News & Observer
Last Sunday, the Editorial Board of the News & Observer claimed that a Civitas Institute Center for Law and Freedom (CLF) lawsuit brought on behalf of two individuals in ... Keep Reading
Fact-Checking the N&O Editorial Board
This morning, the Editorial Board of the News & Observer condemned a lawsuit brought by the Civitas Institute Center for Law and Freedom (CLF) on behalf of two individuals as ... Keep Reading
N&O Reports on CLF, ACLU Coalition
Yesterday, Anne Blythe at the News & Observer reported on arguments at the North Carolina Supreme Court in Faires v. State Board of Elections. The case brings into question ... Keep Reading
Court of Appeals Selects CLF Case for Oral Argument
The North Carolina Court of Appeals today issued a calendar setting argument in the case of Breedlove v. Warren for May 11, 2016 at 9:30 a.m. Breedlove is a religious liberty ... Keep Reading
