by Dawn Blagrove | Jan 3, 2017 | CJPC News, Legislative Updates
As promised by Governor Elect Cooper, the lawsuits challenging the laws passed during the surprise special session have already started to be filed. As of the drafting of this article, two lawsuits have already been filed, with the promise of more to come. For a...
by Dawn Blagrove | Jan 3, 2017 | CJPC News, Legislative Updates
It’s official! On January 1, 2017, Roy Cooper was sworn in as Governor of North Carolina. He took his oath of office minutes after the start of the new year. He will have his public inauguration ceremony next week. Governor Cooper has his work cut out for him...
by Dawn Blagrove | Dec 8, 2016 | CJPC News, Legislative Updates
At noon on December 5, 2016, Gov. Pat McCrory conceded the Governor’s race to Roy Cooper after a hotly contested race and post-election battle in which Gov. McCrory alleged voter fraud. Over the weekend, Durham County had been required to begin recounting its...
by Dawn Blagrove | Nov 23, 2016 | CJPC News, Legislative Updates
As Trump begins to assemble his cabinet, serious concerns exist not only about the ways in which progress may be eroded, but also about how local police and state criminal justice systems will be used to carry out an agenda that has already been sharply focused on...
by Dawn Blagrove | Nov 23, 2016 | CJPC News, Legislative Updates
Now that the election results have determined the landscape of the general assembly, what does it mean for criminal justice issues? Legislative Balance of Power – Few Changes The balance of power in the General Assembly is nearly the same as it was for the past...
by Dawn Blagrove | Nov 5, 2016 | CJPC News, Legislative Updates
We join friends and advocates across the state in mourning the death of Rep. Paul Luebke. Luebke was an unfailing champion for every positive criminal justice measure since he was first elected in 1990. Luebke not only voted for, but worked for, efforts to win a...
