RALEIGH — The 2025 legislative session kicked off Jan. 8 with the swearing in of members in both chambers of the North Carolina General Assembly, including the formal installation of Rep. Destin Hall (R-Granite Falls) […]
RALEIGH — North Carolina has a new governor. Josh Stein (D-N.C.) was sworn in as North Carolina’s 76th governor at 11am Wednesday in the Old Senate Chambers of the N.C. Capitol. Stein succeeds two-term Governor […]
RALEIGH — On Dec. 17, the members of North Carolina’s 59th Electoral College convened at the State Capitol in Raleigh to cast the state’s 16 official votes for President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD […]
RALEIGH — An attorney representing voters accused of fraud in the 2016 election warned the state’s highest court that their eventual decision could allow political operatives to make voter fraud allegations without consequence — but […]
RALEIGH — Chief Justice Paul Newby launched a courthouse tour this week with the ambitious goal of visiting courthouses in all 100 counties. The tour began in the westernmost part of the state, with visits to Cherokee, Graham, Clay, Macon and Swain […]
RALEIGH — Former Democratic N.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley is planning to announce a campaign for U.S. Senate in 2022. First reported by McClatchy, a source said she was expected to announce her candidacy […]
RALEIGH – Chief Justice Paul Newby issued a new order extending nine emergency directives for the state’s judicial branch for another 30 days. In the order, Newby says he committed to the state’s constitutional mandate […]
RALEIGH – Chief Justice Paul Newby, Associate Justice Phil Berger Jr., and Associate Justice Tamara Patterson Barringer were formally installed at the Supreme Court of North Carolina on Wednesday. The swearing in ceremony was virtually […]
RALEIGH — Paul Martin Newby became the 30th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina today. He took the oath of office shortly after midnight, administered by Superior Court Judge Andrew Heath of Wake […]
RALEIGH — In a year where North Carolina saw multiple close races, the state Supreme Court’s 2020 chief justice race was the closest, with a 401-vote difference between the winner, Republican current Associate Justice Paul […]
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