Justice and Injustice

Richard Shaffer, the District Attorney for Lincoln and Cleveland Counties, has resigned from the Governor's Crime Commission in response to Gov. Perdue's veto of the Racial Justice ... Keep Reading

A former staffer and fund raiser for Gov. Bev Perdue's campaign pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice in a Wake County courtroom Wednesday afternoon. But Peter Reichard offered ... Keep Reading

Relatives of murder victims and four District Attorneys met with Gov. Bev Perdue Monday afternoon. They were there to urge the Governor to spare the veto ink on Senate bill 9. The ... Keep Reading

A preliminary hearing was scheduled December 15 in a Wake County courtroom over the lawsuit filed by several cities seeking to repeal a new law that could lead to several proposed ... Keep Reading

Representative Bill Faison (D-durham) was once again making what appeared to be almost a campaign pitch at an event he organized as the General Assembly began a one-day special ... Keep Reading

Annexation reform (HB845) received broad bipartisan support as it was approved by the House today and sent to the Governor. It passed by a vote of 103-6. This should be one of the ... Keep Reading

House Republicans took a bill (SB9) that had already passed the Senate and substituted new language that would radically alter the Racial Justice Act. The act was passed in 2009 ... Keep Reading

There are companion bills in the House and Senate that would allow voters to approve a referendum to add a Defense of Marriage Amendment to the state constitution. The amendment ... Keep Reading

Under a new state House bill death row inmates would have to prove the state discriminated against them in their trial not just argue race was a significant factor. The Racial ... Keep Reading

Ethen's Law (HB215) would make it a crime to harm or kill an unborn child. The bill was named after a baby that was killed when his mother was murdered but the unborn child's death ... Keep Reading