Described as an assault on democracy itself, most of North Carolina’s legislative attack on the powers of the new Democratic Governor ruled unconstitutional. Slate reports that “On Friday, a North Carolina state court ruled that most of the Republican-dominated legislature’s December power grab—which stripped authority from the incoming Democratic governor—violated the state constitution. The three-judge […]
Noted anti-gay bigot Pat McCrory and Fox News personality Lou Dobbs were chased by angry protesters in Washington D.C. Former N.C. Gov. Pat McCrory and conservative host Lou Dobbs did not receive the welcome they may have wanted when they arrived in Washington D.C. for the inauguration. The Raleigh News & Observer reports that last […]
North Carolina asks the Supreme Court to set aside a recent appeals court ruling ending discriminatory practices by the state. North Carolina filed an emergency appeal seeking to apply several provisions of its 2013 election law to the November 2016 elections despite a blistering opinion delivered in July by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals […]