Courts

Kevin Daley of the Daily Caller writes about the U.S. Supreme Court’s involvement in the political battle over a southern border wall. Environmental groups and House Democrats urged the Supreme Court not to disturb a lower court order blocking the reallocation of military funds for border wall projects.

Kevin Daley of the Daily Caller highlights a new book that focuses on the fractious confirmation of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Democratic opposition to Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination for the Supreme Court was as determined as it was ham-fisted. Framing fresh reporting with intelligent analysis, authors…

Brooke Conrad reports for Carolina Journal Online on highlights from the third day of North Carolina’s partisan gerrymandering trial. John Trump’s Daily Journal assesses the General Assembly’s recent alcohol regulation reforms.

Zach Faria of the Washington Free Beacon reports that Democratic presidential candidates remain tight-lipped about potential U.S. Supreme Court appointments. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D., Minn.) told NPR that she would not reveal the names of her potential judicial nominees unless she won the presidency. “I think that you…

Opening testimony for Common Cause v. Lewis began this week, according to an article by Kari Travis in Carolina Journal. Travis describes Common Cause v. Lewis as a: partisan redistricting lawsuit launched last year by Common Cause NC, the N.C. Democratic Party, and a handful of individual plaintiffs. Republicans violated the…

A three-judge N.C. Court of Appeals panel ruled this morning in favor of Lincoln County property owners who want a county permit that would enable them to build a solar energy facility. Judges ruled that county commissioners should have granted the permit. While all three judges agreed on the…

Kari Travis reports for Carolina Journal Online on the first day of testimony in North Carolina’s latest partisan gerrymandering trial. Lindsay Marchello reports on legislation that would block people from holding mobile phones while driving. The Daily Journal highlights a new report that urges policymakers to focus…

Kari Travis reports for Carolina Journal Online on the Common Cause v. Lewis partisan gerrymandering case challenging N.C. legislative election districts. John Hood’s Daily Journal explains why Gov. Roy Cooper’s Medicaid expansion demand won’t work.