Justice and Injustice

Getting the phone call that Sen. Tom Goolsby (R-Wilmington) was going to announce a bill pertaining to the Death Penalty and the Racial Justice Act made my heart race. I thought, ... Keep Reading

As reported by Civitas Tuesday Governor Bev Perdue is picking Appeals Court Judge Cheri Beasley to fill an empty seat on the State Supreme Court. That seat was vacated when Justice ... Keep Reading

(RALEIGH) - A hearing continues this week in a Cumberland County courtroom as three death row inmates use the Racial Justice Act to claim racial bias played a key role in their ... Keep Reading

Yesterday, SB 416, Amend Racial Justice Act, cleared a House Judiciary subcommittee on an 8-6 party line vote. This action comes off of a failed attempt to repeal the act last ... Keep Reading

North Carolina Democratic Party executive director Jay Parmley was accused of sexual harassment by former male staff member Adriadn Ortega. Ortega left the party after the ... Keep Reading

Property owners now have a voice against a lawsuit filed by cities to repeal a new annexation law. Click on the report below:     ... Keep Reading

An offshoot of the Occupy Wall Street movement will "Occupy the Courts!" Friday. Activists plan to hold rallies at courthouses around the country, including in the Triangle and ... Keep Reading

State lawyers argued a lawsuit against the new redistricting maps should be thrown out. Below is the video report. ... Keep Reading

State House Speaker Thom Tillis (R-Mecklenburg) says Governor Bev Perdue is disenfranchising thousands of voters in the 113th District by delaying the seating of Representative ... Keep Reading

Governor Beverly Perdue signed a proclamation calling state lawmakers back to Raleigh January 4 to consider her veto of Senate bill 9. That bill restricted what evidence death row ... Keep Reading