According to a federal court filing, Governor Roy Cooper, with assistance from Attorney General Josh Stein and the usual left-wing legal groups, will use federal court to ... Keep Reading
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Civitas President Files Petition Challenging Legality of DEQ and Chemours Settlement
On Wednesday, September 27, Civitas Institute President Francis X. De Luca filed a petition with the North Carolina Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) questioning the legality ... Keep Reading
Official Statement from Civitas President Francis De Luca regarding Carolina Plott Hound
We regret that an error in judgment was made when Carolina Plott Hound shared a link to a blog post that suggested North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein made certain decisions ... Keep Reading
DACA, Senator Tillis, and the Dreamers
DACA was a temporary, constitutionally-questionable response to an extremely sensitive issue The best place to create a resolution to the Dreamer's status will be in Congress ... Keep Reading
If 2016 Election Were Held Again, Unaffiliated Voters Would Vote Trump
RALEIGH – The latest Civitas poll has found that 43 percent of likely North Carolina unaffiliated voters say if the presidential election were held again today, they would vote for ... Keep Reading
NC Elections Board Staff Discourages Citizens from Filing Election Protests
The State Board of Elections (SBE) will hold a public hearing on July 31, 2017 to take public comment regarding proposed rules changes, and is accepting public comment online and ... Keep Reading
Have NC Fiscal Analysts Been Out in the Sun Too Long?
WRAL-TV recently highlighted a report released by NC Senate Democrats of a "potential" $1 billion dollar budget gap in the North Carolina. What the story fails to discuss is the ... Keep Reading
Civitas Wins Injunction Stopping Attorney General From Distributing Funds
RALEIGH – On Tuesday, June 27, a state Superior Court judge ruled favorably on several motions for the Civitas Center for Law and Freedom (CLF) case against the North Carolina ... Keep Reading
Lawsuit Against NC Department of Justice Continues
Our lawsuit against the North Carolina Attorney General (AG) and the NC Department of Justice (NCDOJ) is moving forward. It was originally filed in October 2016, and the New ... Keep Reading
Nigel Farage to Headline 2017 Conservative Leadership Conference
RALEIGH – The Civitas Institute is happy to announce that Nigel Farage, leader of the UK's Brexit movement, will headline the 2017 Conservative Leadership Conference on June ... Keep Reading
