According to sources close to the case, the Supreme Court has denied plaintiffs’ motion, filed by Purdue’s former General Counsel Eddie Speas and the NC NAACP, seeking the recusal of Judge Newby from the redistricting case. The decision was by the court and signed by Justice Jackson. This means that the court as a whole denied [...]
Judge Beasley to Supreme Court, Next the Appeals Court
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 Patricia Timmons-Goodson stepped down. Now Perdue will have to pick someone to take Beasley’s place on the Appeals Court. There was specualtion she would [...]
Supreme Court Deals a Blow to State Sovereignty
The Supreme Court has ruled on Arizona’s tough immigration law, and the result isn’t good for state sovereignty. The Court, in a 5-3 ruling, (Justice Elena Kagan did not participate in the case because of prior involvement when she was Solicitor General) the Court struck down some of the major provisions of the law, citing [...]
Come Hear Experts Discuss Supreme Court’s Obamacare Arguments
In case you have come down with an acute case of March Madness and have lost track of political news, the Supreme Court begins today hearing arguments in the legal challenge to Obamacare. The N&O has a brief rundown on the details here. Also, be sure to register for the Civitas Institute’s luncheon discussion this Wed. [...]
As North Carolina Weighs Illegal Immigration Law Changes, Supreme Court Takes Up Arizona Immigration Case
In a judicial session that will already be considering Obamacare’s constitutionality and Texas’s redistricting efforts, the Supreme Court has announced that it will be considering the constitutionality of Arizona’s controversial immigration law. Gov. Jan Brewer of Arizona had asked the court to hear the case after the 9th Circuit of Appeals found several pieces of the [...]
