SCOTUS Strikes Down 2017 Special Election Ruling

Posted on June 5, 2017 by A.P. Dillon

This article first appeared at American Lens News on June 5, 2017.

Today, the Supreme Court of the United States struck down a ruling by a lower court that ordered North Carolina to hold a special election in 2017.

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After Arrests in NC, Local IWW Chapter Deletes Social Media Accounts

Posted on June 2, 2017 by A.P. Dillon

Minor scuffles between protesters affiliated with the Triangle International World Workers (IWW), Antifa and the Alamance County Taking Back Alamance County (ACTBAC) broke out during an event held on Saturday, May 20th in Graham, North Carolina.

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Moral Monday Arrests: It’s a Family Affair

Posted on May 31, 2017 by A.P. Dillon

Yesterday, Reverend Barber and his Moral Monday faithful laid siege to the North Carolina General Assembly and, like most Moral Monday’s, there were arrests.

The group ranted, chanted and shouted insults about Republicans.

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Barber’s ‘New Poor People’s Campaign’ Will Be Anything But ‘Poor’

Posted on May 23, 2017 by A.P. Dillon

Rev. Barber has stepped down from the NC NAACP as President to launch a 25 state ‘New Poor People’s Campaign’. The campaign, however, will be anything but poor.

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SCOTUS Upholds Decision on NC Congressional Districts

Posted on May 22, 2017 by A.P. Dillon

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) upheld a lower court ruling on two long-contested congressional districts as being gerrymandered.

In 2016, a three-judge panel determined that the 1st Congressional and the 12th Congressional Districts were drawn in a manner that made blacks the majority of voters in each district.

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Cooper Board of Education Picks Deserve Scrutiny

Posted on May 15, 2017 by A.P. Dillon

Earlier this month, Governor Cooper announced his three picks for the state’s Board of Education were Reginald Kenan, John (J.B.) Buxton, and Sandra Byrd.

All three appointment picks to the State Board of Education must be confirmed by the legislature. All three deserve serious scrutiny.

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