The U.S. Supreme Court will not take up a case involving a Brunswick County charter school’s disputed skirts requirement for female students. The school had asked the court to overturn a ruling that charter schools could be treated as “state actors.” Justices offered no reason for their decision Monday to deny a “writ of certiorari” in the case Charter Day School v. Peltier.
Last week, U.S. Sen. Ted Budd, R-NC, voted to advance the FY 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to the Senate floor as it passed the Senate’s Armed Services Committee.
U.S. District Judge Catherine Eagles will allow top Republican legislative leaders to take part in Wednesday’s hearing in a lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s new abortion law. Plaintiffs in the suit want to the judge to block much of the law from taking effect July 1.
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses recent developments in Planned Parenthood’s lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s new abortion law. Kokai offered these comments during the June 23. 2023, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “State Lines.”
More changes are on the way for the recently renamed Fort Bragg, and they come with a hefty price tag.
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld evidence collected through a warrantless search in a child pornography case from North Carolina. Appellate judges agreed that police were able to conduct the search as part of their “community caretaking functions.”
The Office of State Budget and Management’s (OSBM) North Carolina Pandemic Recovery Office (NCPRO) didn’t ensure state funds were spent accordingly. That’s according to an audit released by State Auditor Beth Wood’s office.
North Carolina’s top legislative leaders want to defend the state’s new abortion law against a federal lawsuit. They seek to intervene in the case as the suit heads to a hearing next week in Greensboro.
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (DPI) sent over $165,000 of federal pandemic funds to a fraudulent bank account in 2021. That’s according to an audit from State Auditor Beth Wood’s office.
Planned Parenthood is asking a federal judge to issue an order blocking much of North Carolina’s new abortion law from taking effect. A hearing is scheduled Wednesday morning in Greensboro.
A federal lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s restrictions against felon voting is scheduled to go to trial in April 2024. If that timeline holds, felons would be unable to vote in this year’s municipal elections or next year’s March 5 primaries. Participation in the 2024 general election could depend on the outcome of the case, titled N.C. A. Philip Randolph Institute v. N.C. State Board of Elections.
