The Civitas Institute Center for Law and Freedom (CLF) and the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina Legal Foundation (ACLU-NC) yesterday filed a joint brief and ... Keep Reading
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Charlotte “Bathroom Ordinance” Is Unconstitutional and Void
On Wednesday, the General Assembly will convene in Raleigh for a special session to discuss a controversial Charlotte ordinance that requires places of public accommodation to ... Keep Reading
Video Available: “Map Act” Arguments Heard at Supreme Court
Yesterday, the North Carolina Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Kirby v. N.C. Department of Transportation, a critical property rights case in which the Court must decide ... Keep Reading
State Files Response to Retention Election Lawsuit
We've been covering the retention election lawsuit since its initial filing in Wake County Superior Court, and have even taken the position that the plaintiffs likely have the ... Keep Reading
Supreme Court Rules for Governor in Coal Ash Case
The North Carolina Supreme Court today announced its decision in State of North Carolina v. Berger, No. 113A15. At issue was whether the General Assembly violated two provisions of ... Keep Reading
CLF Petitions NC Supreme Court in Religious Liberty Case
Yesterday, the Civitas Institute Center for Law and Freedom filed a Petition for Discretionary Review with the North Carolina Supreme Court in the matter of Breedlove v. Warren. In ... Keep Reading
CLF Petitions NC Supreme Court in Religious Liberty Case
Yesterday, the Civitas Institute Center for Law and Freedom filed a Petition for Discretionary Review with the North Carolina Supreme Court in the matter of Breedlove v. Warren. In ... Keep Reading
State High Court Vacates Death Row Cases
Today the North Carolina Supreme Court vacated all four cases filed under the Racial Justice Act. All four convicted killers who had their sentences commuted to life without ... Keep Reading
Supreme Court Grants PLF Admission, Allows Joint Brief in Map Act Case
The North Carolina Supreme Court today granted the Civitas Institute Center for Law and Freedom (CLF)'s motion for the pro hac vice admission of the Pacific Legal Foundation's Mark ... Keep Reading
Retention Election Lawsuit: Constitution Means What It Says
Does our state’s constitution mean what it says? That’s the question asked by a recent lawsuit filed in Wake County Superior Court. At issue is the constitutionality of recent ... Keep Reading
