Federal Shakeups, Campus Lawsuits, and NC Courts

Mitch Kokai from the John Locke Foundation discussed an Appeals Court panel’s deliberation on an NC Supreme Court election dispute. Donna King from Carolina Journal covered a Trump executive order aimed at shrinking the U.S. Department of Education. A statewide news update included the election dispute and wildfires burning in Polk County. Donna King also reported on a ruling allowing UNC and NCSU students to pursue a lawsuit seeking fall 2020 refunds. Another statewide news update covered topics such as North Carolina avoiding repeat infamy, Utah’s legislature receiving the 2025 ‘Black Hole Award,’ a Charlotte TV reporter taking a records request to the top NC court, and a North Carolina burn ban.