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 — In a contentious opinion featuring barbs from both the majority and dissent, the N.C. Supreme Court on Friday, Aug. 19 overturned a decision by the state appeals court and ordered amendments approved by […]
RALEIGH — Republican leaders of the N.C. General Assembly filed motions on Jan. 6 calling for two state Supreme Court justices, Sam Ervin IV and Anita Earls, to recuse themselves from the court case deciding […]
We are dyed-in-the-wool North Carolinians. Our love of law and policy was born in the uniquely purple tension that permeates nearly every aspect of life in our state. Like many of you, we’re used to […]
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 – Phil Berger Jr., who was elected in November to a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court, was sworn in on Friday, Jan. 1 at the Supreme Court chambers in Raleigh. His father, […]
RALEIGH – Gov. Roy Cooper on Wednesday announced that he has appointed N.C. State Rep. Darren Jackson to a seat on the North Carolina Court of Appeals. Jackson fills the vacancy from Phil Berger Jr., […]
RALEIGH — Republicans will have at least two seats on the N.C. Supreme Court in 2021 with victories by former state Sen. Tamara Barringer and N.C. Court of Appeals Judge Phil Berger Jr. on Election […]
RALEIGH — In the N.C. Supreme Court contest to for Justice Paul Newby’s former seat, Republican N.C. Court of Appeals Judge Phil Berger Jr. defeated fellow N.C. Court of Appeals Judge Lucy Inman, a Democrat, […]
RALEIGH — N.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley and Court of Appeals Judge Lucy Inman filmed campaign ads inside judicial chambers in August, even as emergency directives signed by Beasley restrict courthouse access. In […]
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