The NCGA’s special counsel says yes. The city says no. A former Wake County commissioner says it’s complicated. A lawsuit is “already being planned.”
Jeffrey C. Billman
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Watching Democracy Burn, Part 1
On its 243rd birthday, the American experiment is more fragile than you think. It’s not just about Trump.
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ICE Threatens Immigrant in Sanctuary in Chapel Hill With $314,000 Fine
The agency has sent out other so-called notices of intention to fine, all of which, a spokesman says, went to “persons ordered removed who’ve failed to depart and instead fled to a designated sensitive location.”
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Republicans on U.S. Supreme Court: Nothing We Can Do About Partisan Gerrymandering, Sorry About That.
In a 5–4 decision, the court ruled that partisan gerrymandering was “beyond the reach of the federal courts” and declined to overturn congressional districts in North Carolina and Maryland.
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Some Raleigh City Council Members Are Back on Their Bullshit
Criticism—sometimes unfair, sometimes mean—is the price of being in the arena. Deal with it.
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Like Every Other White Person, I’ve Benefited From White Supremacy. We Should Take Reparations Seriously.
The thing about original sin is, you pay for it eventually.
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Environmental Groups Ask N.C. Court to Block Laws Protecting Hog Farms From Nuisance Lawsuits
Following hundreds of lawsuits filed against pork conglomerate Smithfield Foods, the General Assembly passed laws in 2017 and 2018 making it almost impossible to hold Big Pork accountable for its stink.
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Trump Lies About Everything. How Could We Possibly Believe Him About Iran?
Will the consummate bullshitter bullshit us into another bullshit war?
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Best of the Triangle 2019: Your Comprehensive Guide to Everything Awesome in the Triangle
Our Best of the Triangle issue has many imitators, but there’s a reason it stands apart: you.
