The News and Observer reported today that a Racial Justice Act case is headed to the state Supreme Court. According to the article, “Prosecutors will be challenging a Cumberland ... Keep Reading
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Attorney General’s Statement about Marcus Robinson Case, Racial Justice Act, and SB 306
Erik Tornblom was a rising senior at Douglas Byrd High School in Cumberland County. On July 20, 1991 Erik worked at his summer job at a restaurant from 6 p.m. until midnight. On ... Keep Reading
More Threats from William Barber and the NC NAACP
"The citizens of North Carolina have not and will not sit by and allow the extremists to take control of the State. Governor McCrory, you have been put on notice." In an NC ... Keep Reading
SB 306: The Racial Justice Act and One Family’s Emotions
SB 306 passed concurrence in the Senate. Civitas has shared many stories of families who are the real victims of the Racial Justice Act. After SB 306 passed through the Senate and ... Keep Reading
SB 306 “Capital Punishemnts/Amendments” Passes through Committee and Families are One Step Closer to Justice
The Racial Justice Act (which is a part of Senate Bill 306) is now one step from being repealed in the North Carolina General Assembly. House Judiciary B took a vote Wednesday and ... Keep Reading
JWPCI newspaper CLC Highlights 2013
Our CLC 2013 Highlights edition of Capitol Connection showcases the speakers, events and issues that energized hundreds of people at the Conservative Leadership Conference. Civitas ... Keep Reading
JWPCI newspaper February 2013
Citizens hoping North Carolina will return to greatness could look forward to the Civitas Institute’s Conservative Leadership Conference. Civitas Capitol Connection is the monthly ... Keep Reading
JWPCI newspaper January 2013
With a new governor taking the office, the General Assembly began its Long Session by tackling key issues, including tax reform, school choice and Voter IDs. Civitas Capitol ... Keep Reading
Experts Dissect Flaws in Racial Justice Act
New at the Civitas Institute's web site is the fourth and final installment of the four-part video series examining North Carolina's very flawed Racial Justice Act. In this ... Keep Reading
True Victims of the Racial Justice Act
The Civitas Institute today posted its third of a four-part video series examining the Racial Justice Act. This part contains an interview with Crystal Davis, whose mother was ... Keep Reading
