Supreme Court Restricts Use of Affirmative Action in University Admissions (www.scotusblog.com)
Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina. Independent News and Analysis on the U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court rules against North Carolina Republicans over election law theory (www.scotusblog.com)
In a major election-law decision, the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that although the Constitution gives state legislatures the power to regulate federal elections, state courts can supervise the legislature’s exercise of that power. By a vote of 6-3, the court rejected the so-called “independent s
Free Press Advocates Slam 'Blatantly Unconstitutional' Conviction of North Carolina Reporters (www.commondreams.org)
"Reporters shouldn't be arrested for doing their jobs," said one First Amendment advocacy group.
June 16 2023 Events Thread (www.visitnc.com)
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Carolina Panthers tickets being sold for astonishingly low prices vs. Falcons (www.cbssports.com)
The cost of Panthers tickets has plummeted to almost nothing amidst a 1-12 season
Toyota to invest $8 bln more in North Carolina EV battery plant (www.reuters.com)
Toyota Motor said on Tuesday it would invest $8 billion more and add about 3,000 jobs at its electric-vehicle battery manufacturing plant in North Carolina, boosting the Japanese automaker's push to electrify its lineup.
Overriding Gov. Cooper's vetoes, the NC legislature makes it harder to vote, easier to pollute. | NC Newsline (ncnewsline.com)
Three lawsuits have already been filed over new laws the NC legislature enacted over Gov. Roy Cooper's vetoes.
In North Carolina, an Esteemed Public University System Teeters on the Brink (www.aaup.org)
Alarming developments in North Carolina came in rapid succession in the spring semester of 2023. In February we learned that the Board of Trustees of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was preparing to foist on the university a new school that the campus did not need and the faculty did not want. Ostensibly, the...
App State picked second in Sun Belt East (www.ashepostandtimes.com)
Weekly Promotion Thread - Week of July 10
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June 23rd Events Thread (www.visitnc.com)
Anyone Else Watch State Lines on PBS? (video.pbsnc.org)
My family have been cord cutters for a while now, but we decided to get a digital antenna for the first time earlier this year. One of the shows I have now been following is a NC specific political panel show called State Lines. I've found it to be a refreshingly civil and informative take on NC politics. While I don't always...
Weekly Self Promotion Posts for June 19th (www.visitnc.com)