Day: June 12, 2021

Chief justice Newby highlights right of petition in unanimous NC Supreme Court ruling

Chief Justice Paul Newby

By Mitch Kokai Raleigh, NC – The N.C. Supreme Court has thrown out a lawsuit against owners of an Orange County quarry. Chief Justice Paul Newby’s opinion in the case focuses attention on the fundamental importance of the right to petition government.…

Roy Cooper extends mask mandate … again

woman in green and white stripe shirt covering her face with white mask

By John Trump Raleigh, NC – Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper issued his first executive order of the pandemic in March 2020, at the time implementing a interminable state of emergency, a move that’s typically reserved for hurricanes and other natural…