NC Supreme Court Justice meets with Wilmington faith leaders

North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls met with local faith leaders Friday in downtown Wilmington to discuss justice, equality and community issues.

OPINION: Gov. Stein Should Veto Bill That Gives More Power to Hyper-Partisan Chief Justice Paul Newby

In a scathing op-ed, Sen. Woodson Bradley explains why HB 377 was so dangerous and how Chief Justice Paul Newby has routinely abused his power.

‘Stop politicizing our courts’: Stein vetoes bill letting NC chief justice suspend judges

Gov. Stein vetoed HB 377, a bill that would have given unprecedented power to Chief Justice Newby to retaliate against judges he doesn’t like. The bill had been roundly criticized by legal experts and good governance advocates, and even received bipartisan pushback for further politicizing our courts.

Legal Analyst: Should NC’s top judge be allowed to suspend other judges?

Republican state lawmakers advanced a bill that would give North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul Newby the authority to unilaterally prevent certain judges from hearing cases and withhold their pay.

After NC lawmakers pull plug on civil legal aid, nonprofits are left searching for solutions

North Carolina is now the only state in the country that offers neither state funding for legal aid in civil cases nor financial support from the Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts program. The NCGA recently eliminated the civil legal aid grants disbursed by IOLTA, despite an April audit that found zero instances of misused funds and that the program complied with all grant eligibility requirements.

State budget will defund IOLTA, leaving many poor North Carolinians without civil legal support

The funding comes from NC IOLTA, or Interest on Lawyers' Trust Accounts. Basically, any time an attorney holds money for a client, the interest is put into a shared account that has historically been spent on civil legal defense for the poorest North Carolinians.

Video: Why 2026 North Carolina court elections matter more than you think

Cardinal and Pine’s Billy Ball explains why this year’s Supreme Court election is the most important race in North Carolina, thanks to the power the court has over voting rights, civil rights, and public education funding.

Amid financial conflicts and recusal concerns, NC Supreme Court upholds Duke Energy rate hike

The Supreme Court ruling on the Duke Energy Carolinas rate hike has renewed longstanding questions about state judicial ethics.