On Friday, March 13, 2020, officials of Wake County Superior Court announced that some but not all pending court cases will be postponed for at least 30 days. The Court’s memorandum to members of the Tenth Judicial District Bar may be found here. If you have a case that is scheduled to be heard within the next 30 days, you … Read More
Federal Bar Association Rebukes Trump for Interferring in Roger Stone Case
The Federal Bar Association is the nation’s oldest and most prestigious organization of attorneys and judges who share a common interest in the welfare of the federal court system. On February 19, 2020, in response to President Trump’s commentary on Roger Stone case, Attorney General Barr’s personal intervention in the case, and the resignation of the four career prosecutors who … Read More
Happy New Year! Federal Court Strikes Down North Carolina’s Racist Voter ID Law
In an order dated December 31, 2019, Judge Loretta C. Biggs ruled that North Carolina’s racist voter identifcation law violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution and entered a preliminary injunction against its enforcement. Judge Biggs ruled the plaintiffs had satisfied each element required to support the issuance … Read More
Get Private Health Insurance Out of Medicare
Get Private Health Insurance Out of Medicare. Professors Pamela Herd and Donald P. Moynihan of Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy have written in a New York Times op-ed that the involvement of private health insurers in providing Medicare benefits has greatly increased the complexity of the program and, as a result, the burden on consumers. Herd and Moynihan wrote: Private insurers … Read More
Support North Carolina Legislation to Close the Medicaid Coverage Gap
Support North Carolina legislation to close the Medicaid gap. Yesterday, on the first day of the 2019 session, North Carolina legislators introduced Senate Bill 3 and House Bill 5, which would raise the eligibility ceiling for citizens to qualify for Medicaid. The Bills would provide Medicaid coverage to those who have modified adjusted gross income that is at or below … Read More
U.S. Supreme Court to Hear North Carolina Partisan Gerrymandering Case
The United States Supreme Court will again take up unresolved constitutional questions about partisan gerrymandering in North Carolina and Maryland. The Court agreed to consider rulings from two lower court cases that found that congressional maps in those states violated the rights of voters. Partisan gerrymandering is an abomination. Hopefully, the Court will uphold the two decisions, both from the … Read More