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Bars Shuttered, Restaurants Emptied, and Deadlines Extended to Combat Spread of COVID-19

March 24, 2020March 19, 2020 Shea Denning

Executive Order 118. Governor Cooper issued Executive Order 118 on Tuesday, directing bars to close and restricting restaurants to selling food only for carry-out, drive through, delivery, and onsite consumption in outdoor seating areas, subject to mass gathering seating restrictions. Restaurants are broadly defined to include permitted food establishments, cafeterias, food halls, dining halls, food … Read more

Court Is Limited and Mass Gatherings Are Prohibited to Limit Spread of COVID-19

March 16, 2020 Shea Denning

On Friday, Chief Justice Cheri Beasley entered two emergency directives to reduce the spread of infection from COVID-19. On Saturday, Governor Roy Cooper entered an executive order prohibiting mass gatherings and ordering the statewide closure of public schools.

How the Proposed Constitutional Amendment Would Change Judicial Appointments

August 1, 2018 Shea Denning

This November, North Carolina voters will be asked to vote for or against a “Constitutional amendment to implement a nonpartisan merit-based system that relies on professional qualifications instead of political influence when nominating Justices and judges to be selected to fill vacancies that occur between judicial elections.” If voters approve the amendment, what will change about the way judges are selected in North Carolina?