The voters who are falsely flagged by Homeland Security will have to prove their citizenship to Republican-controlled elections boards at a hearing. How many people won’t or can’t show up? High court races have been decided by 401 and 734 in recent years.
The NC GOP's search for noncitizen voters is just the latest hurdle they've placed between voters and the ballot box. They're sending our voter data to Homeland Security, whose database isn't very good at telling which voters are citizens. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/nort #ncpol
The great Gene Nichol on the Leandro ruling. #ncpol
After the long-running Leandro litigation ended earlier this month, Anne Blythe and I looked into what might come next in the fight to secure a "sound, basic education" for all NC children. www.theassemblync.com/news/educati... #ncpol
It's time for our next installment of "Democracy in the Balance!" Today, our focus is on our NC Supreme Court. Check out who is "in the line up." *Yes, it is indeed Phil Berger's son, Phil Berger Jr. on the court.* Can you say, "conflict of interest?"
Maybe there’s some explanation for this. But it’s exactly the kind of petty, partisan BS that I expect from Paul Newby.
Is the NC Supreme Court erasing its history? I just searched for the 2022 gerrymandering & voter ID rulings. They're not on the website. These were landmark rulings by the Democratic majority. Republicans overturned them in 2023 in an unprecedented power grab. #ncpol www.nccourts.gov/documents/ap...
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So if Keystone Kash Patel has hired Mark Robinson's defamation attorney - you know that he and we are all royally fucked.
#NCpol #LE
Truly insane
An environmental group is asking the North Carolina Dept. of Environmental Quality to address ongoing wastewater pollution flowing into the Haw River. ncnewsline.com/briefs/advoc... @christinezhu.bsky.social #ncpol
It's time for our next installment of "Democracy in the Balance!" Who we vote for MATTERS! We can't allow the opportunity to save our democracy slip by!
👉Bottom line: Fair Judges = Fair Maps & an end to gerrymandering!
#nc #nccourts #ncjudges #justiceearls #democracy #ncpol #democracyinthebalance
Democrats planning to run in November’s midterm elections have been advised not to antagonise pro-AI campaign groups that have amassed more than $300mn to fight for the industry’s priorities. The warnings by top party consultants, corroborated by people close to four different campaigns and party strategists speaking on the condition of anonymity, come despite internal polling for Democrats showing widespread public support for tougher AI rules.
They're calling it the best democracy ever.
www.ft.com/content/7529...
A “galaxy brain” meme. The first level says “buying books.” The second level is “buying books from indie bookstores.” The third level is “buying books from an indie bookstore and supporting public interest work by amazing law students.”
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And Duke wants a rate hike? #ncpol
Please, this is just ridiculous.
Yeah, they would probably do that in the lame duck
Who's going to challenge auditor Dave Boliek in 2028? It's going to be SUCH a crucial election year in NC, and I want to see a civil rights advocate running elections in 2029.
This article lays out why the NC Election Board's plan is so stupid. The SAVE database sucks. They'll end up punishing eligible voters for registration errors. All of the noncitizen voters, who didn't know they were ineligible, were legal residents. carolinapublicpress.org/75322/making...
#ncpol
"DEMOCRACY IN THE BALANCE"
The NC court system deals w/issues from traffic tickets, divorce, to worker's comp & civil rights. Dealt w/UNFAIRLY, our lives become a living hell. WHO WE ELECT MATTERS!
Justice Earls has proven that she is fair & her focus is on serving the people of North Carolina.
![Transgender discrimination is, by its very nature, sex discrimination. Discrimination based on sex is expressly prohibited under Montana’s unique Nondiscrimination Clause––“[n]either the state nor any person, firm, corporation, or institution shall discriminate on account of . . . sex . . . .” Thus, Article II, Section 4 is
unequivocal in its intolerance for discrimination based on sex. Because sex discrimination involves a fundamental right under Article II, the appropriate level of judicial review is strict scrutiny. Snetsinger, ¶ 17.
¶28 Being transgender is also a suspect class under the Equal Protection Clause of
Article II, Section 4,––“[n]o person shall be denied equal protection of the law.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:inwzoq34u52clnzwfmmv4j3b/bafkreidt45gkkqkhg24folszm4hyzpnuoyoe3f6f3pmqpoiqtvf6lweexi)
Transgender discrimination is, by its very nature, sex discrimination. Discrimination based on sex is expressly prohibited under Montana’s unique Nondiscrimination Clause––“[n]either the state nor any person, firm, corporation, or institution shall discriminate on account of . . . sex . . . .” Thus, Article II, Section 4 is unequivocal in its intolerance for discrimination based on sex. Because sex discrimination involves a fundamental right under Article II, the appropriate level of judicial review is strict scrutiny. Snetsinger, ¶ 17. ¶28 Being transgender is also a suspect class under the Equal Protection Clause of Article II, Section 4,––“[n]o person shall be denied equal protection of the law.”
MONTANA SUPREME COURT: “Transgender discrimination is, by its very nature, sex discrimination,” and is subject to strict scrutiny under the Montana Constitution.
A Kentucky judge was impeached by Republican legislators who didn't like her rulings. The KY Supreme Court stepped in and said lawmakers can't impeach a judge for that. It was just the GOP's latest attempted impeachment, following threats in NC, PA, UT... www.democracydocket.com/opinion/repu...
NEW: Beacon Hill’s Blindest Spot: Can The Governor’s Council Reverse A Century Of Oversight?
A Massachusetts State House briefing sheds light on a crucial body that still operates in darkness, and points out the need for reform ...
binj.news/2026/04/14... #MassachusettsPolitics
This is a big problem. Because Newby and his friends in the legislature have already weaponized judicial ethics to target Democrats, Justices Earls and Riggs. From my new book on Earls.
Republicans want to radically change the Disciplinary Hearing Committee. They'd take away the state bar's role and give Republicans the power to pick 19 of the 26 members. Chief Justice Newby, who's corrupt, would choose the lawyer who argues the case for the bar. #ncga slate.com/news-and-pol...
NC Court of Appeals upholds a misconduct finding for a lawyer who allegedly misused client funds. The State Bar sanctioned him for a pattern of violating ethics rules. It's what state bars do, but politicians in Raleigh want to take over. 🧵#ncpol
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The state Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments that could upend a case about state retiree health benefits that’s more than a decade old, potentially overturning yet another of its own rulings. ncnewsline.com/2026/04/14/n... By @lbonner.bsky.social #ncpol
