NC: VIP Digging Deep in Vote Fraud Investigations
We’ve all heard the PEW Research Center’s cliche that likens vote fraud to getting struck by lightning, but now we understand how they get away with that nonsense: the key is prosecutions…and those...
View ArticleFederal Judge Denies Holder Petition to Delay NC Election Law Reforms
RALEIGH, N.C. — In another setback for Attorney General Eric Holder, Federal Judge, Thomas Schroeder from the Middle District of NC, denied a preliminary motion to enjoin the State Board of Elections’...
View ArticleVideo Journalism in North Carolina: Have Fun, Know the Law
Ask anyone in the know about the most effective journalism tool in today’s fast-changing world and they’ll tell you, “video.” That’s why Watchdog Wire’s Summer Recess contest is so exciting. Watchdog...
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NC: Durham County Flouting the Law over Firearms Registry
Grass Roots North Carolina reports on Durham County maintaining a firearms registry despite a law repealing it. 8/22/2014 – Most people expect the sheriff to uphold the law. It’s part of the oath...
View ArticleUpdate: ‘Moral Monday’ Protesters’ Cases May Be Dropped (video)
UPDATE: Friday morning the Wake County District Attorney responsible for reviewing trespassing charges against protesters has dropped all but 50 of the cases. “Mangum said 50 or so cases will go...
View ArticleNC: Will Judges Decide to Change Voting Rules 40 Days Before Election?
Should North Carolina change its voting rules 40 days before a general election? A three judge panel from the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, based in Richmond, met in Charlotte on Thursday to...
View ArticleFederal Judges Change North Carolina Voting Law with Preliminary Injunction
On Wednesday, Oct. 1, just 22 days before early voting, a three-judge panel from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals placed a preliminary injunction on two aspects of the law set to take effect this...
View ArticleNC: U.S. Supreme Court Recalls 4th Circuit’s Changes to Voter Law
The U.S. Supreme Court weighed in on North Carolina’s back and forth of changes in election law procedures on Wednesday afternoon. Same-day registration and out-of-precinct vote counting will not be...
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NC: Real estate schools failing to meet commission standards
North Carolina’s real estate schools aren’t living up to the standards set by the state’s real estate commission, a document obtained by Watchdog Wire shows. The report, “Real Estate License...
View ArticleNC: Jury Trial Amendment on Ballot May Have Unintended Consequences
It’s likely that a large proportion of North Carolina’s voters may not know that on the day of the 2014 midterm elections, Nov. 4, there will be an amendment on the ballot. This amendment, if passed,...
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NC: Adversary of Election Laws Breaks the Rules
Flouting the rules has become commonplace for those fighting North Carolina election laws. On Wednesday, Oct. 29, long time civil rights attorney Adam Stein of Tin Fulton Walker and Owens was...
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Were Town Halls on the Convention of States One-Sided in North Carolina?
Lt. Governor Dan Forest of North Carolina is holding a series of “town hall style events” in promoting the message of the Convention of States Project (COSP), a non-profit organization that is...
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